PopCityMedia reports that giant sculptures depicting steel workers and made from steel beams from a bridge will soon loom over Pittsburgh's Southside. The neighborhood was home to many of the city's steel mills. The sculptures, collectively known as The Workers, will be placed in Riverfront Park. The City of Pittsburgh and the Heinz Endowments commissioned the … Continue reading Giant Steel Worker Sculptures Coming to Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh Abstraction Kicks Off Tuesday Auction
Several works by Abstract painter Nathan Dunn kicked off today's auction at Gray's in Cleveland. The artist is closely associated with Cleveland's rival city of Pittsburgh. Dunn studied at Carnegie Institute of Technology and became best known for his works throughout Pittsburgh, Ohio, and West Virginia. He also painted in Cape Cod, Massachusetts during the … Continue reading Pittsburgh Abstraction Kicks Off Tuesday Auction
Pop Art on the Bible Belt
In 1934,during the Great Depression, the WPA workers built the main Post Office on Broadway in Nashville. The impressive Art Deco building on Broadway, flanked by the old Customs House and the Estes Kefauver Federal Courthouse on one side, and the Union Station on the other, went largely unappreciated by the residents. Ten years ago, … Continue reading Pop Art on the Bible Belt
New York Ceramics Fair Releases Numbers
Changing locations is usually difficult for well-established antiques events and event organizers always prefer to remain in their established venue and hope, if they must move, that the cloud will have a silver lining. But for this year’s New York Ceramics Fair, losing the lovely surroundings of the National Academy Museum on 5th Avenue after … Continue reading New York Ceramics Fair Releases Numbers
Classical Sideboards at Auction
Two classical sideboards at auction recently caught my attention. The first has massive carving on the back splat remotely comparable (in terms of the scale of the carved area) only to one in storage at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. This sideboard is being offered at Dargate auctions in Pittsburgh December 5. The description … Continue reading Classical Sideboards at Auction
Urban Art & Antiques 