Pittsburgh-The Old City and the New
Pittsburgh-The Old City and the New
Pittsburgh-The Old City and the New

Pittsburgh-The Old City and the New

Object number86.1.259 a,b
Artist (American, 1881 - 1953)
Date1913
Mediumcharcoal or graphite, paper, gouache, wood
Credit LineGift of Thornton Oakley
DescriptionCharcoal or graphite drawing on paper with gouache wash. Vertial image showing skyscrapers in the background, 19th century buildings in the middle ground, and a steamer docked at the river's shore. Text on left side of steamer. Wood frame.Dimensions26.1199 x 15.62 in. (66.3 x 39.7 cm)
SignedLower right below image signed Thornton Oakley
Historical NotesDonated by Thornton Oakely in June 1947.Label TextOakley captured the city at an important juncture as downtown transformed from two and three story buildings that crowded the riverfront into a modern city. The corporate and financial center of the region, with banks and businesses increasingly housed in sparkling new high rises, Pittsburgh still relied upon the smoky stacks of industry to generate the wealth that made the city one of the richest in the nation.
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