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Andy Warhol's Great Dane is still there, but not on display. It is on the Warhol Museum archives floor, in a glass enclosed office. You can see it right next to a stuffed lion!
[Chrissie, 07/25/2019]Andy Warhol's Stuffed Great Dane:- Address:
- 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, PA
- Directions:
- Inside the Andy Warhol Museum. Sandusky St. and E. General Robinson St. On the 3rd floor.
- Phone:
- 412-237-8300
Andy Warhol's stuffed Great Dane is still there! The Andy Warhol Museum is worth the visit, too. Very entertaining.
[Kim Y., 05/26/2017]Cecil's still at The Andy Warhol Museum.
[Paul, 02/05/2010]- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Andy Warhol's Stuffed Great Dane
The last time I was there, their research library had Andy Warhol's stuffed Great Dane. I believe that it was originally Darryl Zanuck's.
[Daniel Postellon, 02/11/1998]"Cecil" was stuffed in 1930 and purchased by Andy in the late 1960s. Warhol paid $300, believing an antiques dealer who claimed that the dog had been owned by Cecil B. DeMille. Cecil was indeed a champion dog, but his owner was a complete nobody, and he had been stuffed as part of a Dog Hall of Fame at Yale University's Peabody Museum, which closed in 1964. It's estimated that the antiques dealer made about $290 profit on the sale.
This place is absolutely amazing! A hidden gem that more people should visit, it can be appreciated by everyone, religious or not. One of the highlights on the tour is the tooth of Saint Anthony, who is the patron saint of lost items. Ironically, all of his remains are together in Europe aside from this one tooth in Pittsburgh, making the story come full circle!
[Andrew McLaughlin, 04/27/2018]5,000 Relics in St. Anthony's Chapel:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 1704 Harpster St., Pittsburgh, PA
- Directions:
- I-376/Parkway West to downtown Pittsburgh. Stay in the left lane going through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, then merge into the far left lane onto I-279 (North Shore). While crossing the Fort Duquesne Bridge, get into the right lane and take Exit 1D (Hwy 28/Chestnut St./E. Ohio St.), then quickly get into the far right lane and exit onto Chestnut St. At the light, turn left onto Chestnut St., staying in the right lane to the second light. Make a quick right at the St. Anthony's Chapel sign onto Phineas St./Troy Hill Rd. Drive past the brewery and continue up Troy Hill Rd, past North Catholic High School, then turn right at the funeral home onto Lowrie St. Drive to the UniMart and medical building, turn left onto Claim St., then right onto Harpster St., rounding the Most Holy Name Church. St. Anthony's Chapel is next to the Most Holy Name Rectory.
- Hours:
- Sa-Th 12-3 pm. Tours Sa-Su 1 pm. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 412-323-9504
- Admission:
- Donation requested.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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Andy purchased the dog from an antique dealer, already stuffed.