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Photo Essay

Things Were Never Normal

Ashley McNelis explores the relationships between an idealized past, ongoing crises, and an uncertain future within Leah Frances’s photographs of Pennsylvania diners.

By Ashley McNelis Sep 10, 2021

Photo Essay

Candy-colored objects are strewn on a crumpled mylar sheet that rests on a bright green lawn.

Invitation to Pretend

The imaginative potential of photography offers Aleem Hurst opportunities to create the world they want to live in.

By Aleem Hurst Aug 01, 2020

Teenie Harris Archive

A soldier in uniform stands with his right arm around an older man and his left arm around an older woman, while both look at him with pride.

With Diligence and Care: Celebrating Memorial Day through the Photographs of Charles “Teenie” Harris

Photographs by Charles "Teenie" Harris offer glimpses of the lives of black soldiers during World War II.

By Dominique Luster May 23, 2020

Photography

A shallow river with green grasses and trees on its banks winds through a landscape of dry grass and and dirt roads. Parked cars and trucks appear along the side of the bank at right, and the passengers stand or sit outside.

In Dialogue: An-My Lê and Viet Thanh Nguyen

An-My Lê and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen address the ways in which Lê’s work complicates the landscapes of conflict that have long informed American identity.

By An-My Lê May 15, 2020

Architecture

The corner of a skyscraper covered in a diamond-shaped pattern made of metal beams appears to recede into a blue sky.

An Architectural Tour of a City on Pause: Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle

Curator of architecture Raymund Ryan traces the footsteps of another Pittsburgh architecture expert, Franklin Toker, on walks through the city’s neighborhoods while the museum's doors are temporarily closed.

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