Henry Clay and Helen Frick
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Recognizing steel as the principal building material of the future, Frick amassed his fortune first by supplying coke\u00e2\u0080\u0094fuel made from coal\u00e2\u0080\u0094to the steel industry and later by partnering with Andrew Carnegie to create the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest steel company. A cutthroat businessman who opposed labor unions, Frick was aggressive in making his operations more efficient. In 1892, during a violent confrontation with steelworkers in Homestead, Pennsylvania, he called in private security guards and the state militia to break the union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resolve. Seven workers and three guards died in the conflict."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Frick bequeathed much of his fortune to his daughter Helen, shown here, who funded several cultural organizations, most notably New York City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Frick Collection and Art Reference Library."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Henry Clay Frick 1849\u00e2\u0080\u00931919, nacido en West Overton, Pensilvania"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Helen Frick 1888\u00e2\u0080\u00931984, nacida en Pittsburgh, Pensilvania"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Henry Clay Frick creci\u00c3\u00b3 en una familia de recursos limitados, pero a los 30 a\u00c3\u00b1os ya era millonario y figura clave en el desarrollo industrial de EE.UU. Viendo que el acero ser\u00c3\u00ada el principal material de construcci\u00c3\u00b3n del futuro, Frick amas\u00c3\u00b3 su fortuna suministrando coque (combustible hecho de carb\u00c3\u00b3n) a la industria acerera y luego se asoci\u00c3\u00b3 con Andrew Carnegie para crear la empresa sider\u00c3\u00bargica m\u00c3\u00a1s grande del mundo. Negociante implacable y opuesto a las uniones obreras, Frick promovi\u00c3\u00b3 la eficiencia de sus operaciones agresivamente. En 1892, durante una confrontaci\u00c3\u00b3n violenta con sus obreros de Homestead, Pensilvania, emple\u00c3\u00b3 guardias privados y la milicia estatal para amedrentar al sindicato. Siete obreros y tres guardias murieron."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Frick leg\u00c3\u00b3 la mayor parte de su fortuna a su hija Helen, retratada aqu\u00c3\u00ad, quien fund\u00c3\u00b3 organizaciones culturales como la Colecci\u00c3\u00b3n Frick y la Biblioteca Frick de Consulta sobre Arte, ambas en Nueva York."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "The artist; his daughter Mrs. Josephine Tarbell Ferrell; her daughters Mrs. Albert Cannon, Charleston, and Mrs. John W. 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