The Scots Who Built New York

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Channel: Cooper Hewitt · 2016 · Education

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A joint program presented by Cooper Hewitt and the American-Scottish Foundation on the remarkable biography of philanthropist and industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Historian, architect, and president of the American Friends of the Georgian Group John Kinnear delivers a fascinating account of the life of Carnegie, his rise, and his legacy to New York, from his 67 Carnegie libraries to his Fifth Avenue mansion, now the magnificently restored and refurbished home of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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