Steel Mill, South Side
Object number2007.49.1
Artist
Robert Schmalzried
Date1983-1984
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionMulti-colored rectangular print on a white rectangular poster paper. Scene features steel mill with smoking stack in foreground; background features numerous urban houses, closely set together; snow covers ground and roof tops. Proper left bottom features an orange cat laying on ledge of mill roof top, with head up, facing front. Dimensions24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)SignedProper right bottom are two signatures: top, part of print in white, "schmalzried '83 ©"; bottom, in black marker, signed, "schmalzried 2007".
InscriptionsTitle printed under proper left corner of picture, on white poster paper "Steel Mill, South Side".
Also on poster paper: aligned proper left in black print, "WQED'S ART & ANTIQUE AUCTION 1984 / ROBERT SCHMALZRIED."
Historical NotesA native of Dormont, Pennsylvania, Robert Schmalzried is a successful artist, using the cityscape and people of Pittsburgh as inspirations for many of his pieces. He received a B.A. from Duquesne University, followed up by a Master's Degree from Sorbonne in Paris.
Related institution
WQED
Previous owner
Robert Schmalzried
On View
Not on view
c. 1954
c. 1944
