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The Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh: Word of God Series (final show)

November 28, 2011

St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church

St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church- Pittsburgh church that Andy Warhol(a) and his family attended

photograph by Carol Skinger

Makes a nice opening image, word of god and all but my altered photograph above is not in the Word of God Exhibit at the Warhol. BUT…it is available as a notecard at the Warhol Museum shop, and is also on view and for sale starting Friday Dec 2 at Modern Formations Gallery (details below).

At The Warhol museum in Pittsburgh the 5th & final exhibition in the Word of God Series opens December 11th with ‘ The Word of God: Jeffrey Vallance.’ This exhibition will open on December 11, 2011 with a 2pm lecture by the artist in the theater with a reception to follow.

This series of 5 exhibits started in February 2011.

Last spring I created some note cards for the Warhol gift shop, celebrating both the house Warhol(a) grew up in as well as the church his family attended about a mile away, both in the heart of Pittsburgh. I felt that with the many people who come to the museum and leave with the iconic Warhol images in poster, book or note card form, there was a niche to fill in providing images of the home he grew up in and the church they were so faithful to. If it interests me I figure it might interest others. I was very happy that the Carnegie Museum selected a both images of his Pittsburgh home as well as number of my images of the church the Warhol(a) family attended regularly, and I thought the Word of God Series may have inspired this decision.

Andy Warhol spent his childhood through the end of college growing up in and living in this house with his family located in Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland area). Pittsburghers call it a semi-detached house. Other people know it as a duplex.

The family regularly attended St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church, about a mile away in Greenfield. I drove by it for years on the parkway not realizing that.

Also very nearby he attended Saturday art classes at the Carnegie Museum during high school, and Carnegie Tech for college, now called Carnegie Mellon University.

I have been very lucky to have the Carnegie Museums carry my note cards sometimes at the main museum in Oakland and currently at the Warhol.

I am very grateful for the unusual and challenging shows the Warhol puts on, and am thrilled to have my work as part of the shop experience.

A larger framed photograph titled Saline St (top of this post) will be on exhibit at Modern Formations Gallery at Unblurred Gallery Crawl this Friday December 2nd  7pm- 10pm “Winter in Frames: Juried Exhibition and Artist Bazaar” at 4919 Penn Avenue- Garfield. Show runs till Jan 14th. Visitors to the gallery will place votes for their favorite pieces in the December exhibit, and the top 3 voted artists will receive an opportunity to exhibit together in the month of August 2012, with the theme and/or concept behind the exhibit to be determined by the 3 winning artists.

More of my altered images of his home and church in Pittsburgh:

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Artist in Pittsburgh born and raised in Vermont, Lake Champlain Islands  & Stowe.

My own artwork and prints  can be purchased directly from me.

My vintage Schenley Park Illustrated Map,  is very popular. It is carried at Heinz History Center Shop. Sales of the map  help in keeping my art supplies replenished.

Some of my prints and cards are available at prints at Casey Droege’s Small Mall shop in Lawrenceville as well as her satellite space in Wilkinsburg. In addition some of my work is available at Firebox Art Studios LCC in Carnegie, PA and Dovecote in Aspinwall.

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