Research Catalog
Palace of culture : Andrew Carnegie's museums and library in Pittsburgh
- Title
- Palace of culture : Andrew Carnegie's museums and library in Pittsburgh / Robert J. Gangewere.
- Author
- Gangewere, Robert J. (Robert Jay), 1936-
- Publication
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2011.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | AS36.P79 G36 2011 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 332 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm
- Alternative Title
- Andrew Carnegie's museums and library in Pittsburgh
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The Carnegie years : "Pittsburghers knew I was one of themselves" -- Building a palace of culture : "I felt that Aladdin and his lamp had been at work" -- The high command -- a century of governance : "men capable of his own zeal" -- Carnegie Music Hall : "music, sacred tongue of God" -- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh : "free to the people" -- Carnegie Museum of Art : "the moral mission of art" -- Carnegie Museum of Natural History : "museum science" -- Carnegie Science Center and Buhl Planetarium : "popular science" -- The Andy Warhol Museum : "he harvested ideas from everything" -- In summary -- Appendix. Interview subjects.
- ISBN
- 9780822943976
- 0822943972
- 0822962853
- 9780822962854
- LCCN
- 2011020990
- OCLC
- ocn729341793
- 729341793
- SCSB-1618386
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library