Andrew Carnegie’s Scottish heritage provided the theme for this year’s annual Carnegie Trees exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA). The Scottish-American industrialist’s philanthropy left a permanent mark in Pittsburgh where museums, libraries, a university and more sprang to life as a result of his generosity. He gave away nearly 90% of his wealth to improve the lives of others.
Each of the six 20-foot-tall Colorado spruces adorning the breathtaking Hall of Architecture celebrated a meaningful aspect of Carnegie’s life. “Into The Forest” with its beautiful blue lights represented a Winter forest in the Scottish Highlands with snow, woodland animals, birds, and bunches of thistle gathered with tartan bows. “Pittsburgh’s Andrew” featured interesting, framed sketches of Carnegie; and sparkling embellishments on the artwork drew attention to tartans, gold coins, money bags, and the like. This tree’s topper showed a well-dressed Carnegie in a variety of poses.
Surely more photos would have been made of this special day had I not been confined to the wheelchair; but the wheelchair served us well, and we had such fun!
Lovely pictures from this wonderful display - spent many hours at the Carnegie Museum of Art when I was in school there. He was a most generous philanthropist to the city of Pittsburgh. Your lighting here is wonderful.
@milaniet Thank you so much, Milanie! I can only imagine the wonderful memories you have of your time in this beautiful city. Perhaps some day you'll make it back here! :-)
@skstein It really was a beautiful exhibit. CMOA is definitely one of my favorite places to visit here in our beautiful city. Thank you so much for your kind comment, Sandy!
@mbemis Thanks so much, Mannie! It was tough to get the shots I wanted while confined to a wheelchair, but I'm happy that I have some pictures to help keep the memory of this wonderful day fresh in my mind. :-)
Beautiful collage of fascinating subjects! This is a perfect activity while you are wheelchair-bound, and the good part is that you shot from some interesting angles you probably would not have otherwise.
