Happy Tartan Day to all of our friends, colleagues and followers! Instead of bringing out some tartan and bagpipe music, examples of which we do have in our collection (with fascinating stories attached!), I am taking you to Pittsburgh, USA to find out what traces of Andrew Carnegie’s life and legacy are still to be found there.
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A Brush with Burns
Andrew Carnegie was a lifelong admirer of Robert Burns. In fact, according to his autobiography the first penny he ever earned was one from his school teacher, Mr. Martin, for repeating in front of the class the Burns’ poem, ‘Man was Made to Mourn’! Although Carnegie was not as interested in fine arts as some of his contemporaries, such as Henry C. Frick, he did donate money towards some well-known monuments to Robert Burns both in the USA and Scotland. In honour of recent Burns Night, let’s discover the stories behind some of them!
