Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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  • Original Format = Correspondence
  • Subject = Portraits

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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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(Elizabeth Corbett to Col. S.H. Church, September 12, 1911)
(Elizabeth Corbett to Col. S.H. Church, September 12, 1911)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Art commissions, Corbett, Elizabeth--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Samuel H. Church stating that she has been instructed by Mr. John W. Beatty to return the enclosed letters to him. Presumably these letters are the letters mentioned by Beatty in a letter he wrote to Church, dated Sept. 8, 1911, about a portrait that Anders Zorn painted of Andrew Carnegie. The letters were originally written to Samuel H. Church by: Anders Zorn, presumably dated August 18, 1911 and James Bertram, presumably dated June 30, 1911. On Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, Pa., John W. Beatty, Director of Fine Arts stationary.
(James Bertram to R.E. Scully, June 29, 1911)
(James Bertram to R.E. Scully, June 29, 1911)
Scully, Robert E.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Art commissions, W. S. Budworth and Son, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Homes and haunts--New York (State)--New York, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence
A typescript letter from James Bertram to R.E. Scully (Mr. Carnegie's stenographer?) concerning a portrait of Andrew Carnegie painted by Anders Zorn. He states he has enclosed a letter about the ""Zorn picture"" and he asks Scully to arrange with Budworth and Son to call for the painting, which is still at 2 East 91st Street (Carnegie's New York residence). He also asks Scully to make arrangements with the caretaker to hand over the painting to Budworth and Son. On Skibo Castle, Dornoch, Sutherland letterhead.
(James Bertram to Samuel H. Church, June 30, 1911)
(James Bertram to Samuel H. Church, June 30, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920, Painters--Sweden, Portraits, Art commissions, Carnegie, Louise, Church, Bertha Jean, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from James Bertram to Samuel Harden Church concerning a portrait of Andrew Carnegie painted by Anders Zorn. Bertram explains that Mrs. Carnegie is disappointed with the painting and a ""lady caller"" made an unflattering remark about how Carnegie looks in the portrait. Mr. Bertram asks Mr. Church if his wife would like a portrait of Church that ""represented to the world in his home town as the bibulous personage which the painter has put on that canvas?"" The letter then includes ""kind regards"" to him and Mrs. Bertha Jean Church. A P.S. is included with the note: ""Enclosed order for your use.""