Collage

Object number2010.53.333

Artist Samuel Rosenberg (American, 1896 - 1972)

MediumPaper/Paint

Credit LineGift of Arline Rosenberg

DescriptionL-shaped collage on a dark blue magazine paper base. Covered with pieces of black, white, blue, pink, and brown tissue paper. Dark blue acrylic paint surrounds most of the tissue paper, and mattifies the glossy blue magazine paper. White block text from the magazine advertisement at the bottom center advertises a decanter and is obscured by light blue tissue paper. Bright orange acrylic paint splatter at the top left corner, orange tissue paper in top right uppermost corner. Fold down intersection of the L-shape magazine paper.Dimensions7.626 x 10.313 in. (19.4 x 26.2 cm)
InscriptionsWhite block text from the magazine advertisement at the bottom center reads, "The season's most beautiful decanter..." and is obscured by light blue tissue paper.
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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