Bunny and Paul Mellon's Little Oak Spring
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by Sandra Hutchinson We recently had a rare opportunity to visit the Upperville, Virginia home of Paul Mellon (1907-1999) and Rachel "Bunny" Lambert Mellon (1910-2014), two of the most prominent American art collectors and philanthropists of the 20th century. The property, called Little Oak Spring, is part of what was the much larger Rokeby Farm,…
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Bunny and Paul Mellon's Little Oak Spring
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Bunny and Paul Mellon's Little Oak Spring
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Bunny and Paul Mellon's Little Oak Spring