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Print, Photographic

Object number2015.32.8

Manufacturer imagekind

Date2006-2015

MediumCanvas/Wood/Paper/Metal/Felt

Credit LineGift of Marianne DelPizzo

DescriptionFramed canvas with photographic print printed on front. Photograph features two women and a man in Del's Ristorante and Bar. Sepia toned. Wood frame is black with inset gold and red/brown inner frame. Back of frame is covered in brown paper.Dimensions13.563 x 19.688 x 1 in. (34.5 x 50 x 2.5 cm)
MarksOblong oval white sticker in the bottom right corner on the back with black printed text "imagekind / One community for Creating, / Buying, and Selling Art / www.imagekind.com / Questions? Call us at 1.888.206.264.1446".
Historical NotesDel's Ristorante and Bar began as a small grocery store at Larimer Avenue and Meadow Street in East Liberty established by Italian immigrants Berardino and Mary DelPizzo. It developed into a restaurant called the Meadow Grill, which later was bought by the Minutello family in 1957. After the DelPizzo's sold their East Liberty restaurant in 1949, their sons Dino and Bob opened Del's in Bloomfield. After Dino passed away in 1974, his widow Josephine and two children, Marianne and John, took over the family restaurant. They remodeled Del's exterior and bar in the early 2000s to reflect the historical architecture of Pittsburgh's East End, which included the neon bar sign, a throwback to the restaurant's early signage. In an effort to keep up with the changing food industry, the restaurant participated in an episode of Food Network's Kitchen Impossible and underwent a small renovation of their dining room and menu. The third generation ran the restaurant until 2015 when it closed.

Related person Berardino DelPizzo

Related person Mary DelPizzo

Related institution Del's Ristorante and Bar

Related person John DelPizzo

Related person Bob DelPizzo

Related person Dino DelPizzo (1927 - 1974)

Related person Josephine DelPizzo

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