Frank Santoro's Pittsburgh is the story of a family, and a city. Santoro (Storeyville and Pompeii) faces a straightforward yet heart-rending reality: His parents, once high-school sweethearts, now never speak to each other—despite working in the same building. An extraordinary reimagining of the comics form to depict the processes of memory, and a powerful, searching account of a family taking shape, falling apart, and struggling to reinvent itself, as the city around them does the same.
Using markers, pencils, scissors, and tape, with a variety of papers, drawing in vivid colors and exuberant lines, Santoro constructs a multi-generational retelling of their lives. Framed by his parents’ courtship and marriage, and set amid the vital but fading neighborhood streets, the pages of Pittsburgh are filled with details both quotidian and dramatic.
This event is free, with registration.
Register online or by phone prior to the event. Walk-ups welcome!
Phone: 412.622.8866
Email: info@pittsburghlectures.org
2019/11/06 - 2019/11/06
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A book signing will follow the event. The author’s current book will be available for sale from White Whale Bookstore.
South Wing Reading Room, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main (2nd Floor)
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
To ensure we can accommodate your request, please identify any accessibility needs via phone or email prior to the lecture.