Pa Pitt

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'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 Fred Johnson of The Leader whom Gros credits as creating 'Father Pitt' in 1895 to replace an earlier personification, 'Miss Pittsburgh'.

[edit] References

• Who is Pa Pitt? at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (includes links to artwork by several cartoonists)

• Raymond Gros, Father Pitt in Cartoons, The Index, 6 October 1906 (republished at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh website)