Learn about Andrew Carnegie's and his philanthropic works
A discussion of Andrew Carnegie and his philanthropic work, from the documentary Riches, Rivals & Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America.
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Transcript
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NARRATOR: The son of a poor Scottish weaver, Pittsburgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie, through his gospel of wealth, promoted the idea that successful capitalists were duty bound to use their fortunes to improve society.
MARJORIE SCHWARZER: The great robber barons—these are the robber barons, who are plowing across the country.
NEIL HARRIS: They were certainly ruthless. They were interested in their self-aggrandizement. They had enormous egos. All of that, I think, is clear. Whether America would have had great collections without them is another question.
NARRATOR: By the time he died in 1919, Andrew Carnegie had helped define the Industrial Revolution. He had turned western Pennsylvania into the steel capital of the world and had accumulated and given away $350 million. That's nearly 4 billion today.
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NARRATOR: The son of a poor Scottish weaver, Pittsburgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie, through his gospel of wealth, promoted the idea that successful capitalists were duty bound to use their fortunes to improve society.
MARJORIE SCHWARZER: The great robber barons—these are the robber barons, who are plowing across the country.
NEIL HARRIS: They were certainly ruthless. They were interested in their self-aggrandizement. They had enormous egos. All of that, I think, is clear. Whether America would have had great collections without them is another question.
NARRATOR: By the time he died in 1919, Andrew Carnegie had helped define the Industrial Revolution. He had turned western Pennsylvania into the steel capital of the world and had accumulated and given away $350 million. That's nearly 4 billion today.
[Music out]