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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, December 13, 1902)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 13, 1902)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Art--Exhibitions
Handwritten letter from Director of Fine Arts John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie noting attendance of 100,180 at the Carnegie Institute's art exhibition from Nov. 7 to Dec. 7, and expresses hope that Carnegie and his wife will be able to see it.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 16, 1911)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 16, 1911)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Walton, Edward Arthur, 1860-1922--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Walton, Edward Arthur, 1860-1922, Painters--Scotland, Portraits, Art commissions, University of St. Andrews, Carnegie International, Skibo (Scotland), Lavery, John, 1856-1941
A typescript letter from John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie concerning a photograph of a portrait of Andrew Carnegie painted by Edward A. Walton. Beatty writes that he has delayed answering Carnegie's letter of November 24, 1911 because he received a letter from Edward A. Walton informing him that he mailed a photograph of Carnegie's portrait (presumably the portrait Walton painted of Carnegie commissioned by St. Andrews University) and he intended to send it to the coming international exhibition (presumably the Carnegie International). The photograph was not received by the Carnegie Institute and Beatty asks Carnegie if he received it. Beatty writes that they would be ""delighted to receive Walton's portrait"" and remarks that they already have one of his ""important paintings"" in their ""permanent collection"". Mr. Walton expressed to Beatty his delight at visiting Carnegie at Skibo. Beatty concludes by writing that the exhibition next spring should be a ""fine"" one and the painter, John Lavery, from Ireland, will furnish the ""special honor group"".
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 20, 1910)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 20, 1910)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Schenley, Mary Croghan--Portraits, Lauder, George, Lauder, Maggie, Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958, Thomas, Grosvenor, 1856-1923, Bezzi, Bartolomeo, 1851-1923, Art
A typescript letter from John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, on Carnegie Institute letterhead. Beatty reports having seen the Lauders' portrait of Mary Schenley for the first time and offers his impressions, then goes on to mention other pieces of art recently donated to the Carnegie Institute: Lawrence Grovenor's The mill and Bartolomeo Bezzi's Venetian Canal (both presented by Pittsburgh native Lawrence C. Phipps).
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 6, 1910)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 6, 1910)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Lauder, George, Lauder, Maggie, Schenley, Mary Croghan--Portraits, Art
A letter from John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie concerning the Carnegie Institute's acceptance of a portrait of Mary Schenley donated by George and Maggie Lauder. On Carnegie Institute letterhead.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 9, 1903)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 9, 1903)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Bronze sculpture, Ayer, Edward Everett, 1841-1927
Typescript letter (carbon copy). John Beatty sends Andrew Carnegie a bill for a collection of bronze reproductions from the ""Naples Museum"" (unidentified), contracted for on his behalf by Edward E. Ayer two years earlier, with instructions for payment. He asks that the original contract be returned for the office files. Enclosures not included.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, February 24, 1909)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, February 24, 1909)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778--Portraits, Statesmen-- Great Britain--Portraits, Hoare, William, 1707-1792, Painters--England, Lauder, George, Jr., Art donors--United States, Museums--Acquisitions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie notifying him that Beatty is sending him a photograph of a William Pitt portrait that was painted by William Hoare. The painting, originally part of the Peel collection, was recently donated to the Carnegie Institute by George Lauder.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, Jan. 2, 1902)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, Jan. 2, 1902)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
Typescript letter from Director of Fine Arts John W. Beatty to Carnegie discussing various art purchases.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 18, 1910)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 18, 1910)
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, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
Typescript letter. John Beatty tells Andrew Carnegie that he is investigating a group of bronze animal sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye collected by the late Cyrus J. Lawrence, to be sold in New York on January 22, for possible purchase by Carnegie Museum.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 2, 1901)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 2, 1901)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Painting--Collectors and collecting, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
A typescript letter from John W. Beatty, Director of Fine Arts at the Carnegie Institute to Andrew Carnegie concerning the acquisition of paintings for Andrew Carnegie's home. Paintings mentioned in the letter include the following: ""Harvest Field"", ""All Hands on Deck"", ""Midsummer Evening"" and ""Dusk"". On Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa., Office of the Director of Fine Arts letterhead. Signed John W. Beatty.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 2, 1902)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 2, 1902)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Art--Exhibitions.
Handwritten letter from Director of Fine Arts John W. Beatty to Carnegie noting the success of a recent exhibition.
(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.""
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 21, 1910)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 21, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875, Bronze sculpture, French, Animals in art, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
Telegram following up on letter of Jan. 20, discussing the Barye sale.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 22, 1910)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 22, 1910)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, McTaggart, William, 1835-1910, Walls, William, 1860-1942
Typescript letter. Beatty, like Carnegie, admires Scottish painter William McTaggart, and tried to visit him on his last trip to Scotland. He reminds Carnegie that the William Walls painting , mentioned in Carnegie's letter of Jan. 20, was in fact exhibited at the Carnegie Institute in 1896.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 8, 1909)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 8, 1909)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, McTaggart, William, 1835-1910-, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Painters--Scotland
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie acknowledging the receipt of a catalogue and some clippings that contain high praise for a William McTaggart painting that is currently on display at the Carnegie Institute. The letter is accompanied by a carbon copy of a letter that Beatty recently sent to McTaggart requesting the submission of a painting for the upcoming annual Carnegie Institute international art exhibition.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, June 30, 1909)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, June 30, 1909)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Art exhibition audiences--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie reporting on facts and figures related to the most recently completed annual Carnegie Institute International Exhibition of art including attendance estimates and the total value of paintings purchased.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 20, 1913)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 20, 1913)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Davis, Charles Harold, 1856-1933, Artists--United States, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie informing him that the jury selected for this year's Carnegie Institute international art exhibition will be exceptionally strong. Beatty quotes a recent letter from painter and jury member, Charles Davis, lauding the consistent quality of the annual exhibition and he encloses a March 20th Pittsburg Dispatch article containing photos and brief biographies of the jury members.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 24, 1909)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 24, 1909)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, East, Alfred, Sir, 1849-1913, Lotos Club (New York, N.Y.), Painters--England, Breitner, George Hendrik, 1857-1923, Painters--Netherlands, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie informing him about the travel plans of Alfred East, President of the Royal Society of British Artists, who is coming to the U.S. to serve as a member of the international jury of award for the upcoming annual Carnegie Institute art exhibition. Holland requests that Carnegie obtain a Lotus (aka Lotos) Club card for East and, if possible, spend some time with him. Beatty also notes that the other foreign member of the jury this year will be Dutch painter G.H. Breitner.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 27, 1913)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 27, 1913)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Evans, William Thomas, 1843-1917--Art collections, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Church, Samuel Harden, Museum trustees--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Museums--Employees--Pensions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Pension trusts--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
A handwritten typescript letter from John Beatty, Carnegie Institute Director of Fine Arts, to Andrew Carnegie informing him that Beatty is in New York to study the W.T. Evans art collection with a view towards acquiring one or two paintings for the Carnegie Institute. Beatty notes that he will be happy to call for Carnegie if he would like to come along and see the Evans collection as well as other artworks currently on exhibit. The letter also contains a brief mention of Beatty's distress over Samuel Church's attitude toward the Carnegie Institute pension plan.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 30, 1913)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 30, 1913)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Museum trustees--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
A signed handwritten letter from John Beatty, Carnegie Institute Director of Fine Arts, to Andrew Carnegie assuring him that Beatty has confidence in Samuel Church's sincerity and honesty of purpose.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, May 1, 1913)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, May 1, 1913)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Art insurance, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie recommending modifications to the manner in which the Carnegie Institute insures paintings that are sent to Pittsburgh for the annual international art exhibition. Beatty notes that the changes are necessitated by a recent Interstate Commerce Commission action that requires shippers to declare the full value of paintings in shipment, resulting in greatly increased transportation rates.