Point of View, Bronze sculpture in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, United States
Point of View is a bronze sculpture in Point of View Park on Grandview Avenue in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh, showing two life-sized figures standing face to face. The work sits outdoors on an open terrace at the edge of the hillside, with the city spread out below.
The sculpture was installed in 2006 to mark a meeting that took place in 1770 between George Washington and Seneca leader Guyasuta. The two men had encountered each other in this region years earlier, and the work was placed here to keep that memory present in the city.
The two figures face each other directly, and their posture and clothing make clear that they come from very different worlds. Visitors often pause here to look closely at the details of each figure before turning to take in the view behind them.
The sculpture sits right along Grandview Avenue and can be reached on foot from the nearby incline stations or from parking along the road. Visiting during daylight hours gives you the best chance to see both the figures and the view across the city.
Guyasuta, portrayed in the sculpture, is also depicted in a separate statue elsewhere in Pittsburgh, making him one of the very few historical figures to appear in two different public sculptures in the same city. The two works were created by different artists and show him at different points in his life.
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