Artist Romare Bearden’s Pittsburgh Memories recalls the artist’s childhood years spent with his grandparents who ran a boardinghouse for African American steelworkers in the city during the Great Migration. This dynamic composition, currently on view in the exhibition A Pittsburgh Anthology, captures a moment of rest for the workers in the interior of the boardinghouse and the dense urban landscape surrounding it, framed by the fire and smoke from steel mills, factories, and a locomotive. You can learn more about the exhibition A Pittsburgh Anthology and Romare Bearden's work in our collection online by heading to the link in our bio! — Romare Bearden, Pittsburgh Memories, 1984, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Davenport and Mr. and Mrs. Milton A. Washington, © Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York #blackhistorymonth #romarebearden #carnegiemuseumofart