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Storyteller: The Duane Michals Exhibit at CMOA

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Victoria Alexes Mikula Student Contributor, Point Park University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Point Park chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

The Carnegie Museum of Art in North Oakland is currently hosting an exhibit featuring the work of Pittsburgh native photographer, Duane Michals. Michals was born and raised in the ‘Burgh west end neighborhood of McKee’s Rocks. He was a poineer of modern photography as he “when he broke away from established traditions of documentary and fine art photography.” 

Primavera, 1984

Now Becoming Then, 1978

The Syncronicity by The Police album art was created by Duane Michals. There were upwards of thirty versions of the art released, and the CMOA is currently missing seven different versions. 

The exhibit had several of Michal’s quotes hanging from the ceiling on opaque glass. 

The Paradise Regained, 1968, contact sheet is blown up and hangs from the ceiling along side Michals’ famous Andy Warhol street.

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Victoria Alexes Mikula

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Lexie Mikula is senior Mass Communications major at Point Park University from Harrisburg, PA. Lexie held the position of Campus Correspondent and contributing editor-in-chief of HC Point Park from May 2014 - May 2016. In addition to social journalism and media, she enjoys rainy days in the city, dogs with personality, watching The Goonies with her five roommates (and HC teammates!), and coffee... copious amounts of coffee.