Images(6)

Diptych

Object number2023.111.4 a,b

Artist Curtis Herbert

Date2006

MediumCanvas; Paint; Wood; Metal

Credit LineGift of Jewish Association on Aging

DescriptionDiptych consisting of two rectangular paintings depicting scenes of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Viewer's left painting in diptych. Unframed painting on rectangular canvas. Painting has two buildings in the viewer's top left quadrant, street scene with row of businesses in the viewer's top right area, and along bottom is a building, mother with three children, and street scene with two businesses. Clockwise from the viewer's top left corner is: Poale Zedeck Congregation; Squirrel Hill street scene including current PNC Bank building, Isaly's, the Squirrel Hill News Stand, Koshermart, and Rhoda’s Delicatessen; Murray Avenue businesses including Bonn’s Hardware Store and Rosenbloom’s Bakery; mother with three children (one standing and two in stroller); Congregation Beth Shalom; and Tree of Life Congregation. There are people throughout the scenes. Partly cloudy sky along top and gray, blue, and white background amongst buildings and street scenes. Artist self-portrait in the viewer's bottom right corner. Painting has wooden strainer. Viewer's right painting in diptych. Unframed painting on rectangular canvas. Painting is a montage of buildings, businesses, and community members. Clockwise from the viewer's top left corner is: Ratner’s Hardware; Greenberg’s Poultry; Shaare Torah Congregation with Rabbi Baruch A. Poupko; Temple Sinai; Poli’s Restaurant; Rodef Shalom Congregation; portrait of man and woman; Murray Avenue News Stand; and Pinsker’s Judaica; there are three men in front of the last two businesses. Partly cloudy sky along top and blue-gray street background amongst buildings. Painting has wooden strainer.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a-b together): 48 x 144.25 x 1.875 in. (121.9 x 366.4 x 4.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a): 48 x 72.125 x 1.875 in. (121.9 x 183.2 x 4.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 48 x 72.125 x 1.875 in. (121.9 x 183.2 x 4.8 cm)
Signed(a) Artist signature painted n black in the viewer's bottom left corner "CURTIS HERBERT / 2006".
(b) Artist signature painted n black in the viewer's bottom right corner "CURTIS HERBERT / 2006".
Inscriptions(a)
Street scene in viewer's top right quadrant has painted text, from viewer's left to right: "Isaly's / ice cream / SQUIRREL HILL / NEWS STAND / KOSHERMART / RHODA'S".

Street scene in viewer's bottom right quadrant has painted text, from viewer's left to right "Rosenbloom's / BAKERY / BONN'S / DuTchBoy / Paints / Paint / Sale":

(b)
Painted text in viewer's top left quadrant:
on the viewer's left business: "If / RATNERS / doesn't have / it..... / ONE / STOP / SHOP / RATNERS / ONE / STOP / SHOP / RATNERS / ONE / STOP / SHOP"; additional signs in the store windows;
and on the viewer's right business "GREENBERG".

Painted text on the building along the viewer's right edge above center "Poli".

Painted text in viewer's bottom left quadrant:
on the viewer's left business: "PINSKER'S / KEDEM / $1 49 / KEDEM / GRAPE JUICE";
and on the viewer's right business "MURRAY AVE / NEWS / Book / Sale".

Previous owner Jewish Association on Aging

Related institution Tree of Life Congregation

Related institution Congregation Beth Shalom

Related institution Isaly's, LLC

Related institution Rodef Shalom Congregation

Related institution Poli's Restaurant

Related institution Poale Zedeck Congregation

Related institution Rosenbloom’s Bakery

Related institution Bonn’s Hardware Store

Related institution Rhoda’s Delicatessen

Related institution Koshermart

Related institution Squirrel Hill News Stand