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Collage

Object number2010.53.220

Artist Samuel Rosenberg (American, 1896 - 1972)

MediumPaper; pencil; paint

Credit LineGift of Arline Rosenberg

DescriptionCollage on rectangular picture cut from a magazine. Picture features a group of women working in a seamstress shop. Over the picture, there is a series of geometric pencil sketches which have been filled in with paint. The paint ranges from black, to light purple, to hot pink, to shades of seafoam, to brown. The back of the picture is an advertisement for Paul Jones whiskey.Dimensions4.125 x 6.062 in. (10.5 x 15.4 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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