Christopher Columbus
The statue of Christopher Columbus in Schenley Park was one of the first mysteries of Pittsburgh for me when I started at Pitt. Why would there be a statue of him HERE? He was never anywhere near...
View ArticleGeorge Washington and Guyasuta: Point of View
I did not recognize George Washington in this bronze sculpture done by James West on Mt. Washington. I suppose I can be forgiven, seeing as how I never met the guy in person. He is also not wearing...
View ArticleSculpture News
I haven’t gotten over to see it yet, but a new statue of Fred Rogers was unveiled on the North Side this month! It is bronze and was sculpted by Robert Berks, who also did the statue of Mayor Caliguri...
View Article“Arch”: The Robot Made of Bridges
Arch's right side Commissioned by the City of Pittsburgh as part of the celebration of Pittsburgh’s 250th birthday, “Arch” is a robot made of Pittsburgh’s bridges. It was created by Glenn Kaino, a...
View ArticleJoy of Life
This statue has so much beautiful movement implied– I love the way the figures are leaning back as if they are holding each other up as they celebrate. From Discovering Pittsburgh Sculpture: These men...
View ArticleWalking to the Sky
Ahhh, a modern sculpture with some controversy. “Walking to the Sky” is a stainless steel and resin sculpture by CMU alum Jonathan Borofsky. It was erected in the middle of “the cut” on May 15, 2006...
View ArticleColumbus vandalized again
For some reason the Columbus statue in Oakland has been the target of more vandalism this year than in years past. Columbus’ controversial legacy that includes discovering the “new world” from Europe’s...
View ArticleAbraham Lincoln
I drive by this statue about once a week but I’m either late or it’s dark. It’s in a weird place near where “the old William Penn Highway meets the old Lincoln Highway” (this is how we give directions...
View ArticleMaz
Maz and the Pittsburgh Skyline Bill “Maz” Mazeroski is most famous for winning Game 7 of the World Series with a home run in 1960. ESPN has ranked this as the greatest home run of all time. This...
View ArticleMellon Park
I’ve been playing a lot of Ingress lately– it’s an augmented reality game made by a Google spinoff that involves capturing territory anchored at portals. The portals are places of interest in the real...
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