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!