FAC EXHIBIT OF MARC MELLON SCULPTURE

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2008
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: April 4, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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Memorandum for: Deputy Director for Administration
From. Chairman, Fine A,; t..
~ Commission
Subject: FAC Exhibit of Marc Mellon Sculpture
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If you have not already seen it, I urge you to take a
moment to admire the show of bronze sculpture which the FAC now
has on view in the exhibit hall. Mellon's work is really very
good, and the featured portrait of George Bush is, in my
opinion, a first-class example of the sculptor's art.
2. It occurred to me that we ought to call the exhibit to
the attention of the Director, so I am enclosing a poster, an
information flyer and the Employee Bulletin on the show for your
possible use when you mention it to him. When you do sc,, why
not suggest to the Director that it might be appropriate to
invite the Vice President to see the show? My. Bush would enjoy
seeing his portrait in this setting, and it would give him a
chance to see some of the excellent work done by the young
artist who captured his likeness so effectively. (During my
several telephone conversations with Mr. Bush's assistant:
I took the liberty of inviting her to see
the show. I do not know whether she plans to come out here, but
it seemed only politic to proffer the invitation.)
setting up the show that he had mentioned to
that some of his work would be on display at
formerly of the Brooklyn Museum where Mellon studied but now the
Director of the Corcoran Gallery here in Washington, expressed
interest in seeing the show. An opportunity to establish a
contact at that level in an institution like the Corcoran is too
good to pass up, so I plan to call later this week and
invite him to lunch and to see the =_.cu,.plure. If we can
interest him in our program it could lead to some very
interesting future exhibits drawn from the Corc:oran's extensive
collections. Perhaps, if he accepts my invitation, you would
like to host the luncheon-'
4. Please let me know what you think of these ideas.
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EXHIBIT OF MARC RICHARD MELLON SCULPTURE
1. The Fine Arts Commission will present an exhibit of figurative
bronze sculpture by Marc Richard Mellon from 4 through 29 April 1983.
The exhibit, entitled "Figures in Balance," will be located in the
Exhibit Hall, 11) corridor, Headquarters Building, and includes 19 small
works depicting gymnastic, yoga, and dance poses, plus a recently
completed portrait bust of Vice President Bush.
2. Marc Richard Mellon was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951. He
received his B.A. in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College in 1974 and did
additional study of the figure at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the Art
Students League, and the National Academy of Design.
3. In 1975, Mr. Mellon began to exhibit his sculpture, and
recognition in various forms soon followed. He was awarded the Max
Beckmann Memorial Scholarship to the Brooklyn Museum Art School in 1976,
the Mamaroneck Artists Guild Merit Award for Sculpture in 1977, the
Abe Sharpe Foundation Award at the Salmagundi Club in 1979, the Allied
Artists of America Merit Award for Sculpture in the Round in 1980, the
National Sculpture Society's C. Percival Dietsch Sculpture Prize in 1981,
and the Eliot Liskin Award for Sculpture at the Salmagundi Club in 1982.
During this period Mr. Mellon's work also was seen at the Brooklyn
Museum, the National Arts Club, and the National Academy of Design.
4. Most of the small bronzes in the exhibit are from the collection
of Vincent Melzac, who began collecting them in 1980. The bust of Vice
President Bush was commissioned by Mr. Melzac in 1982. Mr. Mellon also
has created and exhibited several larger-than-life-size sculptures of
figures in athletic poses.
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FIOUfES IH BLiiiiCf
The Fine Arts Commission is pleased
to announce an exhibit of bronze sculp-
ture by Marc Richard Mellon, award-
winning figurative sculptor. The exhibit
includes 19 small works depicting gym-
nastic, yoga and dance poses, plus a
recently-completed portrait
Vice President Bush.
bust
of
Marc Richard
Mellon
was
born
in
Brooklyn, New
York in
1951.
He
re-
ceived his B.A. in Fine Arts from Brook-
lyn College in 1974, and did additional
study of the figure at the Brooklyn
Museum Art School, the Art Students
League, and the National Academy of
Design.
Most of the small bronzes in the
exhibit are from the collection of Vin-
cent Melzac. The bust of Vice President
Bush was commissioned by Mr. Melzac
in 1982.
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