Pa Pitt

Pa Pitt

'Pa Pitt', originally 'Father Pitt', has been a personification of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since the 1890s. Numerous editorial cartoonists have depicted 'Pa Pitt' over the years, notably "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" cartoonist Cy Hungerford.

A 1906 article by Raymond Gros lists seven cartoonists who had already drawn a 'Father Pitt', including [http://www.info-ren.org/projects/btul/Pennsylvania/pap05.html Fred Johnson of "The Leader"] whom Gros credits as creating 'Father Pitt' in 1895 to replace an earlier personification, 'Miss Pittsburgh'.

References

* [http://www.info-ren.org/projects/btul/Pennsylvania/papa.html"Who is Pa Pitt?"] (includes links to artwork by several cartoonists)

* Raymond Gros, [http://www.info-ren.org/projects/btul/Pennsylvania/papa1.html "Father Pitt in Cartoons"] , "The Index", 6 October 1906 (republished at this page)


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