Happy Friday!  It’s the beginning of the Three Rivers Art Festival, and we have a special blog post from our current interns Clorisa and Melissa:

Those silent folk around Gateway Center haven’t been body snatched or frozen by another life form.  Those silent folk are actually realistic bronze sculptures created by 80 year Steward Johnson; grandson of Robert Wood Johnson, founder of “Johnson & Johnson”.  These 15 bronze sculptures were strategically placed throughout the Gateway Center by The Laurel Foundation.  These life-like sculptures were brought to Pittsburgh simply for the enjoyment of tourists and Pittsburgh Natives.  Laurel Foundation’s president Elizabeth J. Tata said “Johnson’s work is a magnet for all because it depicts and celebrates everyday life.”  Johnson’s bronze sculptures will be here until August 5.