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The Frick Pittsburgh is a cluster of museums and historical buildings located in
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, Pennsylvania,
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and formed around the Frick family's nineteenth-century residence known as "Clayton". It focuses on the interpretation of the life and times of
Henry Clay Frick Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a maj ...
(1849–1919), industrialist and art collector. The complex, located on of lawn and gardens in the city's Point Breeze neighborhood, includes Clayton, the restored Frick mansion; The Frick Art Museum; The Car and Carriage Museum; the Greenhouse; the Frick children's playhouse; and The Café. The site welcomes over 100,000 visitors a year. Admission is free. Helen Clay Frick (1888—1984) was the driving force to preserve the Frick estate and allow it to open to the public after her death.


History

Today's museum began as an eleven-room, Italianate-style house purchased by the Fricks shortly after their marriage in 1881. The house was built in the 1860s, original architect unknown. After modifications by Pittsburgh architect Andrew Peebles, it was renamed "Clayton". Further remodeling of the house was done in 1892 by Pittsburgh architect Frederick J. Osterling. The Playhouse was constructed in 1897 to designs by architects
Alden & Harlow Longfellow, Alden & Harlow (later Alden & Harlow), of Boston, Massachusetts, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,Margaret Henderson Floyd, ''Architecture after Richardson: Regionalism before Modernism--Longfellow, Alden, and Harlow in Boston and Pittsburg ...
. The house served as the Fricks' primary residence from 1883 to 1905. The Fricks moved to New York City in 1905, where they eventually established the
Frick Collection The Frick Collection is an art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection (normally at the Henry Clay Frick House, currently at the Frick Madison) features Old Master paintings and European fine and decorative arts, including works by ...
, but in 1981 daughter Helen Clay Frick returned to Clayton, where she had previously spent part of each year, and remained there permanently until her death in 1984. Clayton opened to the public in 1990, and in 1997 the 1950s carriage house was enlarged to create the Car and Carriage Museum. In May 2013 the center announced a $15 million renovation to break ground on June 6, 2013.


Collections

The Frick Art Museum's collection includes a large group of works on paper by
Jean-François Millet Jean-François Millet (; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French artist and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism ...
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Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including ...
bronzes, and nineteenth-century European paintings. There are also Late Medieval and Renaissance paintings of a devotional nature by: Bernardo Daddi, Lippo Memmi, Giovanni di Paolo, Francesco di Vannuccio ("Saint Catherine"), Rainaldo di Rainuccio da Spoleto, Sassetta, Matteo Di Giovanni, Francesco Melzi, and Jean Bellegambe. In the Frick Art Museum, there are Renaissance and Baroque paintings with secular themes by: Apollonio Di Giovanni ("Scenes from
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Jean-Louis de Marne Jean-Louis de Marne (1752-24 March 1829) was a French painter. Biography Born at Brussels in 1752, pupil of Gabriel Briard, Jean-Louis de Marne died at Batignolles near Paris on March 24, 1829. He went to Paris at the age of 12 after the de ...
("Seine at Saint Cloud"),
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Maurice Quentin de la Tour Maurice Quentin de La Tour (5 September 1704 – 17 February 1788) was a French Rococo portraitist who worked primarily with pastels. Among his most famous subjects were Voltaire, Rousseau, Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour. Biography Maurice ...
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Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradit ...
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Jan Steen Jan Havickszoon Steen (c. 1626 – buried 3 February 1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century. His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour. Lif ...
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Jan van Os Jan van Os (23 February 1744 – 7 February 1808) was a Dutch painter and a member of the renowned Van Os family of artists. Biography Van Os was born in Middelharnis. He was taught by Aert Schouman in The Hague, where he would spend the rest o ...
, and
Arthur Devis Arthur Devis (19 February 1712 – 25 July 1787) was an English artist, half-brother of the painter Anthony Devis (1729–1816), and father of painters Thomas Anthony Devis (1757–1810) and Arthur William Devis (1762–1822). His place in ...
. In Clayton, in the mansion Frick lived in are 19th Century paintings by Jules Cazin,
Jean-François Raffaëlli Jean-François Raffaëlli (April 20, 1850 – February 11, 1924) was a French realist painter, sculptor, and printmaker who exhibited with the Impressionists. He was also active as an actor and writer. Biography Born in Paris, he was of Tusca ...
, and Anton Mauve. Automobiles on display include an 1881 Brougham, 1898 Panhard et Levassor Tonneau, 1903 Baker Electric, 1906 Outing Wagon, 1909 Bailey Electric Phaeton, 1909 Keystone Sixty-Six Roadster, 1911 Penn 30 Touring Car, 1912 Daimler Landaulet, 1914
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Touring Car, 1914
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Touring Car, 1917 Standard Model E Touring Car, 1924
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Flyer, 1931 Lincoln Model K Sport Phaeton, and 1940
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Convertible Coupe. The museum will be hosting the visiting exhibition, Killer Heels starting in June 2016.


Selection of works located at the Art and Historical Center

File:Jean-Louis-Ernest Messionier1806Jena.jpg, ''1806, Jena'', Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1890 File:GET 3231.jpg, ''Rest in the Park, (Le Repos dans le Parc)'',
Jean-Baptiste Pater Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo painter. Born in Valenciennes, Pater was the son of sculptor Antoine Pater and studied under him before becoming a student of painter Jean-Baptiste Guide. Pater then m ...
File:PeterPaulRubensPrincessofConde.jpg, ''Portrait of Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Princess of Conde'',
Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradit ...
, circa 1610 File:FrencescoGuardiGrandCanalVenice.jpg, ''View on the Grand Canal at San Geremia, Venice'',
Francesco Guardi Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (; 5 October 1712 – 1 January 1793) was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of ...
, 1760–65 File:JanVanOsFruit69.jpg, ''Still Life with Fruit'',
Jan van Os Jan van Os (23 February 1744 – 7 February 1808) was a Dutch painter and a member of the renowned Van Os family of artists. Biography Van Os was born in Middelharnis. He was taught by Aert Schouman in The Hague, where he would spend the rest o ...
, 1769 File:Chagrind'EnfantEmileFriant.jpg, ''Chagrin d'Enfant'', Emile Friant, 1898 File:ArthurDevisSirJoshuaFamily.jpg, ''Sir Joshua and Family at Roehampton House, Putney'',
Arthur Devis Arthur Devis (19 February 1712 – 25 July 1787) was an English artist, half-brother of the painter Anthony Devis (1729–1816), and father of painters Thomas Anthony Devis (1757–1810) and Arthur William Devis (1762–1822). His place in ...
, 1752 File:ClaudeMonetBanksoftheSeine.jpg, ''Banks of the Seine at Lavacourt'',
Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (, , ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During ...
, 1879 File:CarleVanLooArtsinSupplication.jpg, ''The Arts in Supplication'',
Carle van Loo Carle or Carlé is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Andrea Cosima Carle, whose stage name is Maggie Mae (1960 – 2021), German singer *Barbara Carle (born 1958), French-American poet, critic, translator and Italianist *David Ca ...
, 1764 File:FrickArtMuseumScrovegniChapel.jpg, ''Madonna and Child with Saints, Scenes from Life of Christ and Life of the Virgin'', painter unknown, from Master of the
Scrovegni Chapel The Scrovegni Chapel ( it, Cappella degli Scrovegni ), also known as the Arena Chapel, is a small church, adjacent to the Augustinian monastery, the ''Monastero degli Eremitani'' in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. The chapel and monastery a ...
Presbytery, circa 1308 File:RenaldodiRainucciodaSpoleto.jpg, ''Madonna and Child Enthroned with Four Scenes of Christ's Passion'', Rainaldo di Rainuccio da Spoleto, 1265


See also

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Frick Collection The Frick Collection is an art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection (normally at the Henry Clay Frick House, currently at the Frick Madison) features Old Master paintings and European fine and decorative arts, including works by ...
* Frick Fine Arts Building * Frick Park * Culture of Pittsburgh


References

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External links

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The Frick Pittsburgh at Google Cultural Institute

360° panorama of the Clayton's parlor

360° panorama of the Clayton's library and sitting room
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