num_pages: 288
description: Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and a major American philanthropist, sought to bring world-class art and culture to Pittsburgh. This book looks at how the Carnegie International exhibit came into being in 1895, the early exhibitions, the art, artists, and the public reception to it.
language: English
title: A Wise Extravagance: The Founding of the Carnegie International Exhibitions, 1895–1901
titlecomplete: A Wise Extravagance: The Founding of the Carnegie International Exhibitions, 1895–1901
ratings_count: 1
publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press