{"id":13989,"date":"2025-07-05T20:39:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T01:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/?p=13989"},"modified":"2025-07-05T20:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T01:50:57","slug":"visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the Carnegie Art Museum in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We started off looking at a show of work by Raymond Saunders, who grew up in Pittsburgh and was inspired to be an artist by his high school teachers and also by taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegiemuseums.org\/carnegie-magazine\/spring-2019\/mentored-by-the-masters\/\">Saturday morning art classes<\/a> at the Carnegie, that Andy Warhol also attended. It was called the Tam O&#8217;Shanter classes when I was a kid. Amy Lucas from my second grade class went, but I didn&#8217;t think I was good enough.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13989 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/raymondetail\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondetail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondetail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondetail-138x150.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/raymondsaunders5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondsaunders5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondsaunders5.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondsaunders5-77x150.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/pittsburghcaption\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pittsburghcaption.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pittsburghcaption.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pittsburghcaption-596x650.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pittsburghcaption-137x150.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/vasedetail2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/vasedetail2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/vasedetail2.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/vasedetail2-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/vasedetail\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/vasedetail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/vasedetail.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/vasedetail-89x150.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/raymondflowers\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondflowers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondflowers.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondflowers-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/7updetail\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7updetail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7updetail.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7updetail-103x150.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/raymondsaunders\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondsaunders.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondsaunders.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondsaunders-650x316.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/raymondsaunders-150x73.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/teacher\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/teacher.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/teacher.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/teacher-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14024'>\n\t\t\t\tI think this one, with clips of Warhol, is the one about Saunders&#8217; Carnegie Museum art class teacher\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/teachercaption\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/teachercaption.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/teachercaption.jpg 962w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/teachercaption-650x632.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/teachercaption-150x146.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/paddledetail\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paddledetail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paddledetail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paddledetail-92x150.jpg 92w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/paddle\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"1244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paddle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paddle.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paddle-340x650.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paddle-627x1200.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paddle-78x150.jpg 78w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After looking at the Saunders show, we just wandered though the museum, and I kept getting attracted to things that were there when I was a kid. Like the murals on the grand staircase, and the John Kane paintings and those Impressionists the Carnegie has. And Monet water lilies. <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieart.org\/art\/carnegie-international\/history-of-the-carnegie-international\/\">Beginning in 1896<\/a>, the Carnegie hosted the Carnegie International, an every-four-years art exhibition. There were always purchase prizes so a lot of art was acquired by the Museum from the exhibition. The <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieart.org\/exhibition\/59th-carnegie-international\/\">next one will be in 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-13989 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/murals3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals3.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals3-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13991'>\n\t\t\t\tI was fascinated by these murals &#8211; they&#8217;re in the Garnd Staircase between the art museum and the natural history museum\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/muralsblksq\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/muralsblksq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/muralsblksq.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/muralsblksq-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13992'>\n\t\t\t\tThey looked so familiar but too light colored\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/murals2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals2-150x69.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13993'>\n\t\t\t\tTurns out they&#8217;ve been there since 1908, but were cleaned in 1995\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/murals\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals-150x61.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/murals5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals5.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/murals5-150x105.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/johnkane\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/johnkane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/johnkane.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/johnkane-650x579.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/johnkane-150x134.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13995'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn Kane, looking at Oakland from across the Mon\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/likedan\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/likeDan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/likeDan.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/likeDan-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13998'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Swimmers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/swimmercaption\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/swimmercaption.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/swimmercaption.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/swimmercaption-147x150.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/monetwaterlillies\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/monetwaterlillies.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/monetwaterlillies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/monetwaterlillies-650x260.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/monetwaterlillies-150x60.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13999'>\n\t\t\t\tMonet water lillies\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/renoir\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/renoir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-14001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/renoir.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/renoir-461x650.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/renoir-106x150.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-14001'>\n\t\t\t\tRenoir\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/renoircaption\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/renoircaption.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/renoircaption.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/renoircaption-128x150.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/anschutz\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anschutz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-14003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anschutz.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anschutz-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-14003'>\n\t\t\t\tAnschutz\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/anschutzcaption\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anschutzcaption.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anschutzcaption.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anschutzcaption-132x150.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/dontknowbutliked\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dontknowbutliked.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-14004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dontknowbutliked.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dontknowbutliked-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-14004'>\n\t\t\t\tI don&#8217;t remember what this is but I liked it \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/cynthiscooley\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cynthiscooley.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-14006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cynthiscooley.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cynthiscooley-108x150.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-14006'>\n\t\t\t\tMy parents liked Cynthia Cooley and we have some of her prints in our house that moved here with mom\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/cooleycaption\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cooleycaption.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cooleycaption.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cooleycaption-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/whichonenotbelong\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whichonenotbelong.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-14007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whichonenotbelong.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/whichonenotbelong-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-14007'>\n\t\t\t\tEmpty gallery of plaster casts where art students used to go copy stuff + modern interloper\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/crochetcoralreef2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/crochetcoralreef2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-14008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/crochetcoralreef2.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/crochetcoralreef2-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-14008'>\n\t\t\t\tcrocheted coral reef\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/visiting-the-carnegie-art-museum-in-pittsburgh\/crochetcoralreef\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debslunch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/crochetcoralreef.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-14009\" 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