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Author Neal, Kenneth, 1950-

Title A wise extravagance : the founding of the Carnegie International exhibitions 1895-1901 / Kenneth Neal
Published Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©1996

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 273 pages) : illustrations
Series University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions. PPiU
University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections. PPiU
Contents Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Founders and their Philosophy -- 2. The First Exhibitions, 1895-1896 -- 3. The Exhibition and the Artists -- 4. The Exhibition and the Public, 1897-1901 -- 5. The Achievement of the Early Internationals -- Appendix A: Prizewinners at the Carnegie Annual Exhibitions, 1896-1901 -- Appendix B: Juries of Award, 1896-1901 -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Summary Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and a major American philanthropist, sought to bring world-class art and culture to Pittsburgh. This book looks at how the Carnegie International exhibit came into being in 1895, the early exhibitions, the art, artists, and the public reception to it
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268) and index
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Subject Carnegie Institute. Museum of Art -- History
SUBJECT Carnegie Institute. Museum of Art fast
Carnegie International -- History
Carnegie International fast
Subject Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions
ART -- General.
ART -- History -- General.
Art, Modern
Kunstbevordering.
Tentoonstellingen.
Genre/Form Exhibition catalogs
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780822971726
0822971720