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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, November 30, 1914)

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Title	(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, November 30, 1914)
Subject	Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence Vonnoh, Robert William, 1858-1933 Painters--United States Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts--Exhibitions Art, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Exhibitions Carnegie Institute Ranger, Henry Ward, 1858-1916
Description	A typescript letter from John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie concerning Mr. Robert Vonnoh's opinion of the Carnegie Institute, Dept. of Fine Arts' permanent collection of paintings and Vonnoh's current exhibition at the Carnegie Institute. Beatty writes that he is enclosing a copy of a letter he received from Vonnoh, presumably dated November 20, 1914, and notes that Vonnoh is a painter in "high standing" and his opinion is valuable. He also notes that American landscape painter, H.W. Ranger, presumably Henry Ward Ranger, also express a similar opinion of the Institute. Includes penciled shorthand near top of letter. Marked "Signed for the Director in his absence".
Creator	Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924
Publisher	Carnegie Mellon University Libraries; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, William R. Oliver Special Collections Room
Date	11/30/1914
Type	Letter; Text
Format	image/jp2; [1] p. ; 27 cm.
Identifier	Box G, Series 2, FF 24
Language	English
Relation	Andrew Carnegie Correspondence Collection
Rights	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Contact	For further information about the collection or a specific item please visit the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries website at https://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/portal/help.jsp
Contributing Institution	Carnegie Mellon University
Sponsorship	This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Full Text	box00007_fld00024_bdl0036_doc0001_03000001.txt; Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, Pa. John W. Beatty, M.A., Director of Fine Arts November 30, 1914 Mr. Andrew Carnegie 2 East 91st Street New York City, New York Dear Mr. Carnegie: There is at the moment on exhibition in our Institute a notable collection of paintings by Mr. Robert Vonnoh, one of America's able painters. Mr. Vonnoh has written a letter in which he expresses his opinion of our permanent collection of paintings. Mr. Vonnoh's high standing as a painter makes his opinion authoritative and valuable, and i am therefore sending you herewith a copy of his letter for your pleasure. Mr. H.W. Ranger, the Dean of American landscape painters, has expressed the same opinion in almost identical language, but without qualification. Very sincerely Director of Fine Arts Enclosure B/EC Signed for the Director in his absence

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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, November 30, 1914)

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