Artist

Marc Mellon

born New York City 1951
Also known as
  • Marc Richard Mellon
Born
New York, New York, United States
Active in
  • Redding, Connecticut, United States
Biography

Marc Mellon began college as a premed student but switched to history and philosophy before discovering art. Today, Mellon is one of America’s foremost figurative sculptors, best known for his portrait busts, commemorative sculptures, and bronze pieces. His works have been displayed in New York, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, and are featured in corporate, private, and public collections the world over. Mellon’s sculptures have honored leaders in their field, including U.S. president George H. W. Bush, Pope John Paul II, sports figures Michael Jordan and Mickey Mantle, and dance legend Agnes de Mille, among many others. He has also won important medallic commissions, and most recently was chosen to design the obverse of the 2009 official U.S. presidential inaugural medal, commemorating the election of Barak Obama. Mellon finds the human figure fascinating and hopes his works capture the true character of his subjects. “My sculptures are meant to move and uplift the spirit,” he explains. “I’m interested in how we find meaning and fulfillment in this world.”

Works by this artist (5 items)

Peter Blume, Banyan Tree, 1961, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.7
Banyan Tree
Date1961
oil on canvas
On view
Peter Blume, Vegetable Dinner, 1927, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.101
Vegetable Dinner
Date1927
oil on canvas
On view
Peter Blume, Harps, 1932, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Director's Discretionary Fund, 1987.10, © 1978, Peter Blume
Harps
Date1932
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Peter Blume, Beatty's Barn (study for mural, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1937, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
, 1965.18.95
Beatty’s Barn (study for mural, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania…
Date1937
watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view