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Foreign Section of the Twenty-Sixth International Exhibition of Paintings from the Carnegie Institute, April 2-May 13, 1928

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Scope and Contents

An exhibition of 278 of the best recent paintings of noted artists from fifteen European countries, lent by the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This exhibition was secured for the Legion of Honor by Herbert Fleishhacker, President of the Board of Trustees of the Legion of Honor. Notable artists included were: Augustus John, Sir William Orpen, and A.J. Munnings of Great Britain; La Sidaner, Menard, Claude Monet, and Henri Matisse of France; Boris Grigoriev and Alexander Jakovlev of Russia; Mancini and Casorati of Italy; Zuloaga and Solana of Spain; Karl Hofer and Otto Dix of Germany; and Anto Carte of Belgium. A well-received exhibition of the first showing of a Carnegie International at a museum west of the Mississippi River.
The exhibition records span one folder of a press release. A few copies of the exhibition catalog are housed in the catalog collection.

Dates

  • Creation: April 2-May 13, 1928

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.

Biographical / Historical

The Carnegie Institute, now the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, oversees four museums: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum. The Carnegie Institute was founded in November 1895 by Scottish-American steel industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The first Carnegie International was held in 1896 as an international exhibition of contemporary art intended to make Pittsburgh “as famous for art as it is now for steel.” The Carnegie International is now the longest-running North American exhibition of international art and is currently put on every three to four years by the Carnegie Museum of Art. Until the second half of the 20th century, the International took place annually and predominantly featured paintings by leading American and Western European artists, including the 1928 exhibition at the Legion of Honor. Today, the International presents an overview of how art and artists respond to the critical questions of the present time.

Sources:
“58th Carnegie International.” Carnegie Museum of Art, April 12, 2022. https://cmoa.org/2022-carnegie-international/.
“History of the Carnegie International.” Carnegie Museum of Art, March 31, 2022. https://cmoa.org/history-of-the-carnegie-international/.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records include a few copies of the exhibition catalog.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

An exhibition of 278 of the best recent paintings of noted artists from fifteen European countries, lent by the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The exhibition records span one folder plus a few copies of the exhibition catalog.

Arrangement

The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.

Related Exhibitions

A complete list of European exhibitions is available in the Archives. Contact the Archivist for information.

Separated Materials

The exhibition catalogs are housed within the Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalog collection in box 3.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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