Books Archive - University of Pittsburgh Press

William Bartram’s Visual Wonders

The Drawings of an American Naturalist

By Elizabeth A. Athens

Positions Bartram’s Illustrations as Central to His Understanding of the Natural World

Andy Warhol’s Mother

The Woman Behind the Artist

By Elaine Rusinko

The First Comprehensive Biography of Julia Warhola

Samuel Rosenberg was an influential Pittsburgh-based painter and art instructor. In this biography Barbara Jones tells the story of his life, accompanied by almost ninety reproductions of the artist’s work.

Brownsville to Braddock

Paintings and Observations of the Monongahela Valley

By Ron Donoughe

Plein Air Paintings that Depict Real, Unvarnished Life and Reveal the Beauty Inherent in these Post-Industrial Towns

American Workman

The Life and Art of John Kane

By Maxwell King, Louise Lippincott

A Richly Illustrated Exploration of John Kane’s Life, the Value and Dignity of Labor, and Who Decides What Is Art and What Is Not

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