Photo of the author, looking at archival materials at Senator John Heinz History Center

 

Woodworking in the Steel City: the History of Carpentry and Carpenters

By CKP on 01 Oct 2019

Author: Paula Kane,

Professor and Marous Chair, Religious Studies Department and Work Forces workshop participant

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Carolyn Wargula, Karen Gerhart, Mimi Yiengpruksawan and Michelle McCoy

 

Wilkinson Lecture Series: Reconsidering the Agency of Pre-modern Japanese Women

By CKP on 01 Oct 2019

Author: Carolyn Wargula

PhD Student in History of Art and Architecture

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Workshop session at the University Art Gallery with selected works from the Gimbel collection

 

Work Forces and Devising an Archive Theatre

By CKP on 30 Sep 2019

Author: Emma Squire 

PhD student in Theatre and Performance Studies and Work Forces workshop participant

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The bulk of my research over the past year for Andy Warhol: Revelation occurred in The Warhol’s Archives Study Center, which is the epicenter of primary source scholarship on Warhol. Almost all of my questions could be answered by the trove of archival objects or scholarly texts housed within their collection.

 

Realizing Andy Warhol: Revelation

By CKP on 26 Sep 2019

Author: Kenneth Wahrenberger, Milton Fine Museum Profession Fellow at The Andy Warhol Museum – Summer 2019

After innumerable hours of planning, writing, and curating, Andy Warhol: Revelation will open October 20, 2019 at The Andy Warhol Museum. The show explores the Byzantine and Roman Catholic influences on Warhol’s artistic production from his earliest known works all the way to his Last Supper series completed at the end of his life. 

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Students Explore Museum Careers at Welcome Week

By CKP on 03 Sep 2019

Author: Alex J. Taylor 

Assistant Professor and Academic Curator, Department of History of Art and Architecture

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Maria Lis and other workshop participants at the University Library System, Archives Service Center, during the Work Forces workshop

 

Work Forces Workshop: The City of Pittsburgh as Pedagogical Tool

By CKP on 03 Sep 2019

Author: María Lis Baiocchi

PhD student in Anthropology and Work Forces workshop participant

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fig 1. Continuous Miner Paintings at CMOA (photo by Ana Rodríguez)

 

‘Work Forces’ Workshop: automation and the transformation of labour

By CKP on 02 Sep 2019

Author: Mark Paterson

Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh and Work Forces workshop participant

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Sound shirt showcased at the Access+Ability exhibition at CMOA

 

Access+Ability: A Vital and Inspiring Exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art

By CKP on 02 Sep 2019

Author: Thomas J. Morton

Senior Lecturer, Architectural Studies Program, History of Art and Architecture

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Westinghouse Auditorium entrance at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. George Westinghouse Museum Collection, c.1864-2007, MSS 920, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center

 

Uncharted Territory: Researching Pittsburgh’s Changing Image in Film

By CKP on 30 Aug 2019

Author: Zoe Creamer, Milton Fine Museum Profession Fellow at the Senator Heinz History Center – Summer 2019

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The recently remodeled Education Center served as my office for the summer.

 

Using Storytelling to Create Meaningful Experiences for Visitors

By Noah Weintraub on 29 Aug 2019

Mellon Museum Profession Fellow at The Frick Pittsburgh – Summer 2019

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