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Want to learn more about the painting you found while clearing out the attic? What about the drawing that has been hanging in grandma’s hallway since you were a kid? Maybe the sculpture you found at the flea market last summer really is a Remington. How can you find out? For answers, be prepared forContinue reading “Researching Your Art”

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we’re exploring how generations of diverse women have experienced a key concept in American history: independence. Through a multi-faceted oral history project focused on the last 50 years, We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Independence  will explore when, how, and why women have sought independenceContinue reading “We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Independence”

An immersive exhibition in Pittsburgh explores the award-winning dramatist’s life and legacy Throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, playwright August Wilson spent much of his time in diners and coffee shops in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, scrawling notes on napkins about the sights, sounds and working-class people of the historically Black neighborhood.Pittsburgh was Wilson’s muse for hisContinue reading “How Playwright August Wilson Captured the Highs and Lows of Black America”