National Gallery of ArtThe National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the 1920s, Mr. Mellon began collecting with the intention of forming a gallery of art for the nation in Washington. In 1937, the year of his death, he promised his collection to the United States. Funds for the construction of the West Building were provided by The A. W. Mellon Educational and.Edward Hopper Film- June 19, 2007 This excerpt is from a new documentary produced by the National Gallery of Art that includes archival footage of Edward Hopper (1882-1967), new footage of places that inspired him in New York and New England, including his boyhood home in Nyack and his studio on Washington Square, where he lived and worked for more than fifty years. From their New York studios, artists Red Grooms and Eric Fischl discuss Hopper's influence on their careers. Co-curators of the exhibition, Carol Troyen, John Moors.http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/hopper/hopper.m4v |