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Collage

Object number2010.53.295

Artist Samuel Rosenberg (American, 1896 - 1972)

MediumPaper/Glue

Credit LineGift of Arline Rosenberg

DescriptionRectangular abstract collage with uneven edges. The base is a piece of printed paper, the face of which is red and black (the reverse is white and green). The collage is made up of segments of colored paper, which includes: pink, green, light green, peach, yellow-orange, gray, dark brown, brown, light brown, blue-violet, red-violet, blue, olive gree, red-brown, and black. A segment of red-brown paper is in the proper right corner of the object, with a segment of black paper to its proper left, and segments of blue-violet and olive green above. The proper left corner has a segment of yellow-orange paper with light green and dark brown to its proper right an red-violet above. The center is a segment of blue paper, with pink on light brown below it. The proper left upper corner has a segment of peach paper, with light brown and brown to its proper right and below. The gray segment of paper is in the center of the proper left edge of the object.Dimensions3.4646 x 2.2835 in. (8.8 x 5.8 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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