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ART FROM THE MELZAC COLLECTION
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06797587
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March 9, 2023
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January 29, 2021
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F-2011-00399
Publication Date:
March 25, 1991
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EMPLOYEE
BULLETIN
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EB No. 2049
ART FROM THE MELZAC COLLECTION
25 March 1991
1. The Fine Arts Commission is proud to announce the showing of five new .
pieces of art on loan from the estate of Vincent Melzac. Sheila Melzac has
generously agreed to continue the tradition established by her late husband of
loaning the Agency outstanding examples of contemporary American art.
� 2. The new paintings, described below, represent a departure from the�
more purely geometric works which have been on display.
Untitled Acrylic, 76 x 76 in, circa 1958
Abstract Expressionism�Washington Color School
Howard Mehring.
Passing Waterfall, 011, 58 x 45 in, 1958
Abstract Expressionism�New York School
Norman Bluhm
French 75, Oil, 36 x 61 in, 1960
Abstract ExpressionismNew York School
Norman Bluhm
Untitled, 011,_44_xliC) In, 1989
Abstract Expressionism -
Andrea Epstein
Untitled, Oil, 48 x 60 in, 1989
Abstract Expressionism
Andrea Epstein
3. The display of these new paintings was made possible by a loan
agreement signed between the Agency and Mrs. Melzac as executrix for
Mr. Melzac's estate. Mr. Melzac (1914-1989) was a distinguished Washington
area entrepreneur and a renowned collector, of contemporary American art of'tfie 4-1LL
1950s and 1960s. He was especially involved with the artists of the
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Washington Color School. , .
4. As a result of the renovations taking place in the Original '
Headquarters Building (oHB)-,, some of the , paintings have .been_relocated withIn
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