By Michelle Crow-Dolby, Education and Communications Manager, Gari Melchers Home & Studio, updated April 2023. President Theodore Roosevelt is
Gari Melchers & John Singer Sargent
Did Gari Melchers (1860-1932) know fellow artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)? The American expats were, after all, born only four years apart and
An Artist’s Fascination with Light
As an expatriate in Holland, Germany, and Paris and back in the United States, every time Gari Melchers pulled up stakes he was compelled to find a
Theodore Roosevelt’s Portrait by Gari Melchers
An article that appears in the most recent issue of the White House History Quarterly takes a deep dive into 1909 when Charles Lang Freer commissioned
Help Us Find this Picture
In response to my colleague's "Painting a President" blog post, I thought it would be great to share this image in the hopes that someone out there
Gari Melchers: American Master 1860-1932
The name Gari Melchers once held true star power. At the pinnacle of his career, Melchers occupied studios in Paris, Holland and New York, was
Forty Years on the Hill
On October 19, 1975, Mary Washington College President Prince Woodard presided over the public opening of the Gari Melchers Memorial Gallery, making
Where is Gari Melchers’ Art?
Gari Melchers Home & Studio holds the largest collection of Melchers' art — 1,677 paintings and drawings. An amazingly prolific artist, Melchers'
Media Releases
Belmont to Host "The Rappahannock Fall Line: An Intersection," March 12, 2025 Corinne Melchers' Gifts of Creativity Exhibit, February 26,