Silver Eye

Join us for a conversation with Pittsburgh based artist Ross Mantle and Silver Eye's Executive Director David Oresick on Mantle's extraordinary new book Misplaced Fortunes. Mantle will delve into the book's deep and intricate connections to the legendary Pittsburgh Murals of Maxo Vanka, and the conversation will be immediately followed by a tour of the murals.

Misplaced Fortunes weaves together a tapestry of photographs, original and found text, historic imagery, and typographic symbols. The book operates as a literal and metaphoric treasure hunt. Using the myth of General Edward Braddock’s pay-chest as a starting point, this lyrical book navigates three centuries of history, legend and lies to explore America’s colonialist ambitions, its obsession with progress, and the stories we choose to tell about it.

–1:00pm Doors open
–1:30pm Conversation with Ross Mantle and David Oresick
–2:00PM Tour of the Maxo Vanka Murals

This event is presented in partnership with Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka

Accessibility notes:

1. Individual hearing assist systems are available
2. There are Reserved Parking Spaces at the front and ramp on the side of the Church
3. The bathrooms at the Church are not fully accessible they are located down stairs in the Church Hall

Participating Artist

1. Ross Mantle a photographer dividing time between self-initiated projects, client commissions and teaching at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Mantle has been commissioned by Monocle, Dwell, Metropolis, The FADER, TIME, WSJ., The New York Times, WIRED, Rolling Stone, Bloomberg Businessweek, NPR, Mother Jones, Herman Miller, Google-Design, American Express, Air Canada, MASS MoCA, Whole Foods Market, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden amongst others. My prints and books are in the collections of the Antenna Reading Room, Franklin Furnace Artists’ Books Collection, Herman Miller Inc., Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The MFAH Hirsch Library, and The Houston Center for Photography’s John Cleary Library among others.