Palace of culture Andrew Carnegie's museums and library in Pittsburgh / Robert J. Gangewere.

Author/creator Gangewere, Robert J., 1936-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press,
Descriptionxvi, 332 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--History.
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Intellectual life. --20th century.
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--History. --20th century.

Portion of title Andrew Carnegie's museums and library in Pittsburgh
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011020990
ISBN9780822943976 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822943972 (cloth : alk. paper)