Images of Yesterday Photography Exhibit

Contact: Megan Sheesley Phone: 724.785.9331


AmeriCorps VISTA Fax: 724.785.8626 E-mail: americorps@barcpa.org

BARC's Photography Exhibit Coinciding

With Melega's Debut of Petruccelli Art

BROWNSVILLE, Pa. – "Images of Yesterday, A Peek Into Brownsville's Past" will be on display Oct. 8 in conjunction with the opening of a new exhibit, "Antonio Petruccelli: Master Illustrator," at the Frank L. Melega Art Museum.

Both exhibits will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Flatiron Building, 69 Market St., Brownsville. The photography exhibit will be set up on the second floor of the Flatiron Building, former home of the Frank L. Melega Art Museum that is now located on the first floor adjoining the Heritage Museum.

"Images of Yesterday" was compiled from a collection of more than 1,140 photographs donated to Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. by former resident, Norman Patterson of Erie, who digitally restored and enlarged images taken by his lifelong friend, the late Harold Richardson. The historic collection contains photographs documenting Brownsville’s history, some of which date back to the late 1800s.

The special showing of the Norman Patterson Collection coincides with the public reception of the opening of the Petruccelli exhibit, which runs until Dec. 4. The revered Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994) illustrated more than 24 Fortune magazine covers between 1933 and 1945 and created covers for The New Yorker, House Beautiful, Colliers, and Vanity Fair. The exhibit will feature 22 originals, with an additional eight pieces on display for the opening reception. The collection also will feature his magazine illustrations and a postage stamp design. In 2012, the Petrucelli exhibition will be on display in New York from Oct. 16 to Dec. 1 at the gallery of the prestigious Society of Illustrators.

Admission and parking are free at the Flatiron Building, Heritage Museum and Frank L. Melega Art Museum complex in downtown Brownsville.
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Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. (BARC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Its mission is to achieve economic development through historic preservation, heritage tourism, outdoor recreation, community stewardship, education, youth advancements and the arts. Contact the BARC office, 724.785.9331, for additional information about programs and upcoming events.

BARC on TAP Beer Tasting Event

For Immediate Release

Contact: Blake Fisher Phone: 724.785.9331


AmeriCorps VISTA Fax: 724.785.8626

E-mail: barcinfo@barcpa.org

BARC on TAP Tickets for Sale

BROWNSVILLE, Pa. - The Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. (BARC) will host a beer-tasting event June 11 at Hiller Fire Hall.

BARC on TAP will be held from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at 937 1st St. The event will feature beer from Church Brew Works, Duquesne Beer, Full Pint Brewing, Vecenie’s Distributing Co., Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale and select home brewers in addition to foods from Brownsville-area restaurants. Also featured will be a selection of prints of historic Brownsville from the Norman Patterson Collection.

Tickets are $30 per person. Tickets are available at the BARC office in the Flatiron Building, 69 Market St., Brownsville, 724.785.9331.

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For additional information:

Dennis Cremonese, 724.785.9331



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Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. (BARC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Its mission is to achieve economic development through historic preservation, heritage tourism, outdoor recreation, community stewardship, education, youth advancements and the arts. Contact the BARC office, 724.785.9331, for additional information about programs and upcoming events.

Images of Yesterday: A Peek Into Brownsville's Past at Rose Mansion

Contact:

Blake Fisher Phone: 724.785.9331


AmeriCorps VISTA Fax: 724.785.8626

E-mail: barcinfo@barcpa.org

Images of Yesterday: A Peek into Brownsville’s Past

BROWNSVILLE, Pa. – The Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. (BARC) is hosting a photography exhibit during The National Road Festival on May 21 from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and May 22 from noon to 4:00 p.m. The exhibit will be held at the Rose Mansion at 320 Market St., Brownsville, PA and will include images of Brownsville’s Northside and historic ‘Neck’ districts. The admissions fee is $5.

The Rose Mansion was donated to BARC by the heirs of the Rose estate in 2010. Since that time BARC has received funding to conduct significant roof repairs as well as a marketing assessment considering the property’s future use.

Photographs curated for the exhibit were selected from the recently donated Norman Patterson Collection. The collection was donated in February of 2011 and contains approximately 1,000 photos of the Brownsville area dating from the 1860’s up through the 1970’s.

The event is sponsored by The Sprout Fund Seed Award for Greene and Fayette counties, Brownsville Bus Lines, the Fayette County Tourism Grant Program and the Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau. Proceeds and donations will help BARC continue to fund its community revitalization efforts in Brownsville. BARC is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to achieve economic development through historic preservation, heritage tourism, outdoor recreation, community stewardship, education, youth advancement and the arts.
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For additional information or arrange interviews:

Dennis Cremonese, 724.785.9331

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Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. (BARC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Its mission is to achieve economic development through historic preservation, heritage tourism, outdoor recreation, community stewardship, education, youth advancements and the arts. Contact the BARC office, 724.785.9331, for additional information about programs and upcoming events.

Private Collection of Brownsville Historic Photographs Donated

CONTACT: Maren Meszaros Phone: 724.785.9331


Marketing/Public Relations Associate Fax: 724.785.8626

E-mail: barcinfo@barcpa.org

BARC Heritage Center Receives

1,140-Image Private Collection

BROWNSVILLE, Pa. – A collection of 1,140 historic photographs of Brownsville has been donated by a former resident, Norman "Bill" Patterson of Erie, to Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. (BARC).

Patterson's donation will become part of BARC's permanent collection in the Heritage Center at 69 Market St., a museum focused on Brownsville’s role in the westward expansion of the U.S., coal and coke-era heritage and steamboat and railroad industries.

Patterson has digitally restored and enlarged photographs assembled by his lifelong friend, the late Harold Richardson, an inveterate collector of Brownsville memorabilia. Their mutually intense local pride has resulted in an irreplaceable portfolio of imagery of the riverfront town, before and after 1900.

"There comes a time when a private collection needs to become available to the wider audience that would appreciate it," Patterson says. "It is time to ensure that fate for my 'Old Brownsville' photographs. I can think of no better or more appropriate home than in the Flatiron Building."

Noted author and local columnist Glenn Tunney and BARC board member Norma Ryan are cataloguing the collection. Select images will be on display at upcoming community events.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR INTERVIEWS:

Dennis Cremonese, BARC executive director, 724.785.9331

EDITOR'S NOTE:

Cutline information – Sept. 30, 1927 photo features downtown near Market Street and Brownsville Avenue; 1915 photo features the "Neck."



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Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. (BARC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Its mission is to achieve economic development through historic preservation, heritage tourism, outdoor recreation, community stewardship, education, youth advancements and the arts. Contact the BARC office, 724.785.9331, for additional information about programs and upcoming events.