Three titans of industry and finance - Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon - have been long associated with Pittsburgh, philanthropy, and magnificent art. The European and American paintings that Frick and Mellon purchased during the Gilded Age today form the basis of museum collections known throughout the world. Yet they were only a few among many inspired art collectors in Pittsburgh. Hundreds of works can now be traced to private collections in Pittsburgh between 1890 and 1910. Scores of prominent ...
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Three titans of industry and finance - Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon - have been long associated with Pittsburgh, philanthropy, and magnificent art. The European and American paintings that Frick and Mellon purchased during the Gilded Age today form the basis of museum collections known throughout the world. Yet they were only a few among many inspired art collectors in Pittsburgh. Hundreds of works can now be traced to private collections in Pittsburgh between 1890 and 1910. Scores of prominent families built collections ranging from a handful of paintings to refined holdings of works that necessitated the construction of art galleries in their palatial residences. The family names of Byers, Lockhart, Porter, Watson, Peacock, Oliver, and Thaw stand out among those collectors whose prized paintings have been dispersed over the decades, leaving behind mere hints of Pittsburgh's active role in the international art market. The complex mystery of which works of art comprised these collections is unraveled in this enlightening text. Paintings long thought lost have been rediscovered, and associations between Pittsburgh collectors and many of Europe's leading artists have been brought to light. Exceptional color reproductions attest to the beauty and diversity of paintings that enlivened the city's now-lost mansions. More than 120 period photographs, many never before published, present the graceful splendor that characterized Pittsburgh at the height of the Gilded Age. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Collecting in the Gilded Age: Art Patronage in Pittsburgh, 1890-1910, on view at the Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh.
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VG-/VG-clean and tight with light shelf wear, corners bumped; dj has a small tears. Purple cloth with gilt lettering, color dj. 428 pp. 110 color, 172 bw plates; small 12-page guide/brochure about the exhibition, with color-pictorial covers, laid in. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Frick Art & Historical Center, Apr. 6 to June 24, 1997. Contents as follows: Contents: List of Lenders; Preface, The Pittsburgh Industrial Elite at the Turn of the Century; Private Art Collections in Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Art Trade and M. Knoedler & Co.; From Paris to Pittsburgh-Visual Culture and American Taste, 1880-1910; Meissonier"s 1806, Jena; The Rage for Collecting: Beyond Pittsburgh in the Gilded Age; Notes; List of Exhibited Wirks; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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VG+/Poor; Book totally clean and tight, but dj is in 3 pieces, set into back of book. Purple cloth with copper lettering; color illus. dj. with 428 pp. 110 color, 172 bw plates. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Frick Art & Historical Center, Apr. 6 to June 24, 1997. Contents as follows: Contents: List of Lenders; Preface, The Pittsburgh Industrial Elite at the Turn of the Century; Private Art Collections in Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Art Trade and M. Knoedler & Co.; From Paris to Pittsburgh-Visual Culture and American Taste, 1880-1910; Meissonier"s 1806, Jena; The Rage for Collecting: Beyond Pittsburgh in the Gilded Age; Notes; List of Exhibited Wirks; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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VG/VG. Purple cloth/color dj. 428 pp. 110 color, 172 bw plates. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Frick Art & Historical Center, Apr. 6 to June 24, 1997. Contents as follows: Contents: List of Lenders; Preface, The Pittsburgh Industrial Elite at the Turn of the Century; Private Art Collections in Pittsburgh; The Pittsburgh Art Trade and M. Knoedler & Co.; From Paris to Pittsburgh-Visual Culture and American Taste, 1880-1910; Meissonier"s 1806, Jena; The Rage for Collecting: Beyond Pittsburgh in the Gilded Age; Notes; List of Exhibited Wirks; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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Good in Very Good-dust jacket. 428 pages; Rubbing to DJ back. Slightly cocked spine. Minor scratching and tears. Minor corner wear and bumps to DJ and covers. Minor spill stain only on top corner of back cover's board. Small tear to inside front hinge and wear to dust jacket. Otherwise in VG condition. No markings.; -We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
