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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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(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, April 4, 1913)
(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, April 4, 1913)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Painters--France, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A telegram from Andrew Carnegie to John Beatty written in response to Beatty's April 3rd letter requesting a message of thanks to be read at a banquet held in honor of the members of the jury of award for the upcoming Carnegie Institute annual international art exhibition. The telegram specifically addresses and thanks the two judges from France.
(James Bertram (?) to John W. Beatty, March 24, 1913)
(James Bertram (?) to John W. Beatty, March 24, 1913)
Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, La Thangue, Henry Herbert, 1859-1929, Painters--United States
An unsigned typescript letter presumably from James Bertram, Andrew Carnegie's personal secretary, to John Beatty written in response to Beatty's March 20th letter concerning the selection of the jury of award for the upcoming Carnegie Institute international art exhibition. Carnegie congratulates Beatty on the work he is doing and reminds him that he values his opinion with regards to fine art, especially his recent selection of a La Thangue work.
(John W. Beatty (?) to William McTaggart, January 5, 1909)
(John W. Beatty (?) to William McTaggart, January 5, 1909)
McTaggart, William, 1835-1910--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence
An unsigned carbon copy of a typescript letter presumably from John Beatty, Carnegie Institute Director of Fine Arts, to Scottish painter William McTaggart requesting the submission of a painting for the upcoming annual Carnegie Institute international art exhibition.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, April 29, 1913)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, April 29, 1913)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Ross, John--Correspondence, Mackie, Charles H. (Charles Hodge), 1862-1920, Mackie, Peter, Painters--Scotland, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie informing him that the paintings by Scottish artists C.H. Mackie and Peter Mackie that John Ross brought to Carnegie's attention in a March 31st letter were not accepted by the jury of award for the Carnegie Institute's annual international art exhibition and that they will eventually be returned to the painters. An initialed handwritten postscript in ink notes that Beatty is planning to sail to Europe at the end of May and he hopes to get together with Carnegie for a visit to the Royal Academy.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, April 3, 1913)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, April 3, 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, Prinet, Ren-Franois-Xavier, 1861-1946, Caro-Delvaille, Henry, 1876-1928, Painters--France, Painters--United States, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie informing him that members of the jury of award, including French painters Ren Prinet and Henry Caro-Devaille, have arrived in Pittsburgh for the upcoming Carnegie Institute annual international art exhibition and requesting that Carnegie send a telegram for Beatty to read to the jury thanking them for their service at a banquet to be held in their honor on April 4th.
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, April 7, 1913)
(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, April 7, 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, Prinet, Ren-Franois-Xavier, 1861-1946, Caro-Delvaille, Henry, 1876-1928, Painters--France, Painters--United States, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie thanking him for the April 4th telegram he sent to be read to the members of the jury of award for the Carnegie Institute's annual international art exhibition and informing him how impressed the foreign members of the jury, Ren Prinet and Henry Caro-Devaille, were with the manner in which the exhibition was conducted.
(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, 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, 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.