Collage
Object number2010.53.366
Artist
Samuel Rosenberg
(American, 1896 - 1972)
MediumPaper
Credit LineGift of Arline Rosenberg
DescriptionRectangular collage on a stylized, colored (red, green, yellow, and orange) magazine paper made to look like newspaper. One scrap of black-and-white newspaper photograph is pasted to the center left, and features a candid picture of a Middle-Eastern man, along with women in white niqabs.Dimensions7.313 x 3.75 in. (18.6 x 9.5 cm)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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