Chicago Field Museum Case Study

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A.) Chicago Field Museum- The museum was opened in Chicago in the year 1893. It was an extension of the World’s Columbian Exposition. However, they were not raising enough money, so they went to see a man named Mr. Fields. Mr. Fields was known for his generosity, I guess you could say, in culture and education. After hearing their proposal, he took a few days and donated $1,000,000. This lead to others within Chicago’s high society to begin donating as well. The Museum seems to run on donations, grants, and the patronage of the public who visit.
B.) American Museum of History- The museum is in New York City and was founded in 1869. Albert S. Bickmore had a dream of a natural museum and with some talking and gathering of a few powerful backers, he was able to get the museum in place. It is also running off
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1.) The Frick Collection- It was Henry Frick’s collection of art that is housed in his former residence in New York City. It was opened in 1935 and is opened to the public. 2.) The Frick Pittsburg- It is the first family home of Henry Frick. His daughter Helen shared her father’s love of art and helped with the Frick Collection. She made sure the Frick Art Museum was opened to the public in 1970. She also left enough money behind to restore the family home of Clayton and have it open to the public after her death. The Clayton home was opened to the public in 1990.
E.) Stanford University- The Stanford’s lost their only son and decided to open a university and a museum in his memory. The university was established in 1885 and opened in 1891. It is a private college. It runs off its own investments, grants, student tuition, donations.
1.b.) These men could have been looking for a way to make up for the reputation they had earned for themselves in the business world. So, they thought that by giving money to some public cause or institution that the mark on them in the public eye would lessen or so it seems in some