Posts Tagged: Historic Pittsburgh
St. Paul’s Cathedral – Historic Pittsburgh
I remember being in this cathedral as a child. I remember that I was confused by the multiple buttresses with columns, and the way the groups of pews were divided by them. To me, at the time maybe 5 or 6 years old, it was like one main church with several other smaller churches tacked onto each side of the main one. It didn’t make sense!
The original negative (and I assume a print) was made between 1900 and 1910. This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress. The photographer is unknown but the LOC attribution is The Detroit Collection and the print is marked as copyright by the Detroit Publishing Company. The original was an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, dry plate. All prints will be archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit is Shaw Galleries, 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!
Panorama – Historic Pittsburgh
A panoramic view of Pittsburgh from Mount Washington in 1919. The Monongahela River is the foreground with the confluence with the Allegheny River just visible at the far left. It is interesting to note how far from the point the main part of downtown was in those days. Not visible at this reduced size are the warehouses and elevated rail freight terminals covering the area downstream of the high-rise buildings. If I print this at full size it will be 50 inches wide by 12 inches high. I might have to make it smaller so it can be framed and matted properly for this exhibit.
This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress from the Detroit Collection. The photographer’s name is unknown but the inscription on the photo is Altwater Brothers, Commercial Photographers, 525 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh. The original was probably two banquet camera negatives. All prints for this exhibit will be archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit will be Shaw Galleries, 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!
For the Bridge Lover – Historic Pittsburgh
The Point Bridge, circa 1900. This bridge spanned the Monongahela River immediately upstream of the confluence with the Allegheny River, of course forming the Ohio. This view is southwest showing Mount Washington on the other side of the river.
This image will be a print in the coming exhibit of historic images of Pittsburgh. The images are from several sources, this one from the Library of Congress. The photographer is unknown but the LOC attribution is The Detriot Collection. The original was an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, dry plate. All prints will be archival pigment prints on 100% cotton rag paper.
Arrangements for the receptions are being handled by Sasha Williams. I am curating, processing the files, and making the exhibition prints. Matting, framing, and the venue for the exhibit will be Shaw Galleries, 805 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. The show will be up from Tuesday, April 1, through Friday, April 25, 2014. The opening reception is Friday, April 4, and the closing reception is Friday April 25 during the Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl. I hope to see you there!