Painting

Object number2010.53.193

Artist Samuel Rosenberg (American, 1896 - 1972)

MediumPaper; watercolor paint

Credit LineGift of Arline Rosenberg

DescriptionPainting on rectangular piece of white paper. Painting depicts a construction scene. Scene shows a group of men constructing a house out of bricks. There are two men standing on scaffolding with one woman looking out a second story window and another woman standing in the doorway of the home. On the street, there is a man using a pulley system to raise a bucket of bricks to the men on the scaffolding, and there is a woman holding a child on her shoulder. Street sign in center foreground. In the background of the painting, there is a neighborhood depicted.Dimensions14.937 x 18.093 in. (37.9 x 46 cm)
InscriptionsStreet sign reads "SHMOKIN".
Historical NotesArtwork by the Pittsburgh artist Samuel Rosenberg. Artist and teacher Samuel Rosenberg (1896-1972) had a prolific career in Pittsburgh, leading him to be called the “Dean of Pittsburgh painters.” He is perhaps best-known for his scenes of the Hill District in the 1920s and 1930s. Rosenberg was a beloved presence in the Pittsburgh art world and influenced numerous artists through his teaching careers at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement, Young Men & Women’s Hebrew Association, and Carnegie Tech.

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