Detail, Martha Graham, by Paul Meltsner, oil on canvas, 1938. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Inspiration takes many forms. American artist Paul Meltsner was fascinated by…

  “Mother’s Day on Logan Street,” by Rochelle Blumenfeld. Courtesy of Rochelle Blumenfeld. “Mother’s Day on Logan Street” tells three Pittsburgh stories. The first is the story of a childhood…

  Burton Morris in cast, age 3, 1967. Burton Morris Collection. Pittsburgh born and trained artist Burton Morris makes the ordinary extraordinary, animating everyday objects to create symbolic statements about…

  Robert Griffing with new painting, “Respect for the Ancients.” Photo by Kathleen Lugarich. While exploring the Fort Pitt Museum, many visitors instantly recognize the artwork of Robert Griffing. Utilized…

  Since 2016, the National Museum of Women in the Arts has celebrated Women’s History Month with a social media campaign raising awareness of the lives of women artists. The…

  The classic Rosie the Riveter poster created for Westinghouse by Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller. In late 1942, a Pittsburgh freelance artist named J. Howard Miller painted a poster…

An example of one of the Nat Youngblood’s early Roto Magazine covers. The winter scene was printed on Jan. 21, 1951. After a heavy snowfall, skiers are setting out in…

Wandering the aisles of the Visible Storage exhibition at the Heinz History Center, a visitor can catch a glimpse into an almost-forgotten period of coal mining culture. In the back…

Visit the Fort Pitt Museum’s Nat Youngblood’s Pittsburgh exhibit, which explores the life and legacy of this prolific 20th century Pittsburgh artist. In addition to maps, scale models, life-like museum…