Pintores españoles en el ‘Premio Carnegie’, 1896-1970

Andrew Carnegie founded the “Pittsburgh International Exhibitions of Paintings,” known in Europe as the “Carnegie Prize,” in 1896. His aim was, first, to confront American and European painting as a means of helping American artists in their struggle to find their own identity; and second, to contri...

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Main Author: Teresa Posada Kubissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2008-10-01
Series:Anales de Historia del Arte
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Online Access:http://revistasculturales.ucm.es/index.php/ANHA/article/view/32155
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Summary:Andrew Carnegie founded the “Pittsburgh International Exhibitions of Paintings,” known in Europe as the “Carnegie Prize,” in 1896. His aim was, first, to confront American and European painting as a means of helping American artists in their struggle to find their own identity; and second, to contribute through art to a better understanding among nations. Until World War II, these Exhibitions were quite the only way, outside of New York, for modern Spanish artists to make themselves known in the USA.
ISSN:0214-6452
1988-2491