Street Art
Manhole Lifts on Canvas
he past couple of years I’ve been working on a new and exciting idea that for me has turned into something visually rewarding and inspiring. My artwork is pastel on canvas. I turn graphically and historically interesting manholes that we walk over everyday into a piece of colorful and creative artwork.
I’ve been doing my lifts (or rubbings) all around the Pittsburgh area and plan to continue finding new manholes in culturally rich and historic areas. My hopes are that this project will lead to communities next door and maybe to communities across the world.
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March 5, 2013
I found this manhole cover in the middle of the sidewalk on the corner of Smithfield and Fourth Street where… |
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January 30, 2013
My name is Mollie and I am the daughter of Dwight Pritchett, the artist and blog author of Art by… |
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March 30, 2012
My daughter, Mollie Pritchett, while living in Florence, Italy, decided to try rendering a manhole art. Her boyfriend, Alessandro Nepi,… |
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February 15, 2012
For an artist who relies on a round hunk of metal in the middle of the street, Pittsburgh in February… |
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January 27, 2012
I recently entered my “Pancakes at 6am” manhole art in the Mid-Winter Hues show at the North Hills Art Center… |
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January 20, 2012
I started working on this manhole art in 2011 and am just now finishing it. After researching the names (Nicholson… |
