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  • Subject = Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
  • Subject = Animals in art

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This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie's bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use as part of their curriculum.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 20, 1910)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 20, 1910)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875, Bronze sculpture, French, Animals in art, Lawrence, Cyrus J.--Art collections, Carnegie Museum. Dept. of Fine Arts
Typescript letter. Beatty informs Carnegie that he has received favorable expert opinions on the Cyrus collection of Barye bronze, which also includes eight fine watercolors. The estimate of the experts is that the collection would see for $38,000-$50,000. He asks if Carnegie is willing to bid on the collection for Carnegie Institute, and encloses a portion of the sales catalog (not included). A penciled annotation by Carnegie says: ""No, don't care much for these bronzes.""