Tag: #ModBurgh
- Interview
Bob Pease: The Man Who Helped Remake Postwar Pittsburgh
As executive director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Robert Pease led some of the key projects undertaken during the Pittsburgh Renaissance.
- Decorative Arts and Design
Designing the Tools for America’s ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Movement
Catherine Walworth discusses dropping the guns and picking up the power saws in America's postwar pastime.
- Inside the Museum
Pittsburgh’s Role as a Design Powerhouse at Midcentury
Director Lynn Zelevansky discusses Pittsburgh's role as a design powerhouse at midcentury.
- Collectors
Jane Haskell: Artist, Collector, and Museum Donor
In her special relationship with the museum, Jane Haskell brought the unique perspective of a working artist, collector, and arts educator.
- Decorative Arts and Design
How Kaufmann’s Blurred the Line Between Department Store and Cultural Institution
Catherine Walworth examines how Kaufmann's department store encouraged the "good life" through a rich and expansive interior life.
- Decorative Arts and Design
The Unknown Story Behind New York’s Iconic Unisphere
Commissioned by US Steel and designed by Peter Muller-Munk Associates, the Unisphere became a contentious symbol of the 1964 World's Fair.
- Architecture
Imperfectly Modern: Truth and Consequences in Postwar Pittsburgh
Explore the highs and lows of Pittsburgh's postwar redevelopment—and the intentional and unintentional consequences still being debated today.