Sept. 20 (Thursday)
7:30 p.m. Free
Andrew W. Mellon belonged to a remarkable generation of American businessmen that included John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Huntington. Professor Sir David Cannadine of Princeton University will describe Mellon’s remarkable and varied career as a banker, industrialist, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, art collector, and founder of the National Gallery of Art. Free. No reservations required. Friends’ Hall.