History of Animation

July 10 – August 24, 2012

Public Reception:  Sunday, July 15, from 2-4pm

Main Galleries:  History of Animation is a collection of works from the ToonSeum Museum located in the Pittsburgh Cultural District

 

Blair Walkway Gallery: Gayle Marie Weitz, Humanimals

Humanials are carved and painted human-sized figures. Each piece is actually a functional cabinet- head, torso and legs open to reveal collaged interior spaces. The outsides depict common animal idioms used to describe human behavior, such as a harebrained, pigheaded or bully.