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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 major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel manufacturing concern.
Henry Clay Frick (West Overton, 19 de dezembro de 1849 — Nova Iorque, 2 de dezembro de 1919) foi um industrial estadunidense e patrono das artes, conhecido em certo momento histórico como o "homem mais odiado da América". [1] A revista extinta Portfolio nomeou Frick como um dos piores CEOs estadunidenses de todos os tempos". [2]
Learn about the life and legacy of Henry Clay Frick, a coke and steel magnate who became a prominent art collector and philanthropist. Find out how he built his fortune, his involvement in the Homestead strike, his feud with Carnegie, and his bequest of his mansion and artworks to the public.
Biography of Henry Clay Frick, U.S. industrialist, art collector, and philanthropist who helped build the world’s largest coke and steel operations. Frick played a big role in the development of Carnegie Brothers and Company and U.S. Steel Corporation. His New York mansion houses the Frick Collection of art.
23 de jul. de 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Henry Clay Frick, a self-made businessman who became a robber baron in the Gilded Age and a symbol of industry. Find out how he clashed with workers, anarchists, and Carnegie, and how he collected art in New York.
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The Frick Collection is an art museum on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Established in 1935 to preserve the art collection of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick, the museum consists of 14th- to 19th-century European paintings, as well as other pieces of European fine and decorative art.
Letter to Sir Charles Allom, Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), December 12, 1913, Original Source: One East 70th Street Papers. Frick's reply, drafted on the verso of Allom's letter, urges restraint in the house's decoration: "We desire a comfortable well arranged home, simple, in good taste, and not ostentatious."
