Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story

Künstler: Teenie Harris

Ausstellung: 29.10.2011 - 15.04.2012

Veranstalter: Carnegie Museum of Art - CMA
Carnegie Museum of Art - CMA bei art-report

Stadt: Pittsburg
Homepage: Carnegie Museum of Art - CMA


>> Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908–1998; Boxers, possibly Golden Gloves contenders, lined up in boxing ring, c. 1955, black-and-white negative; Heinz Family Fund, 2001.35.672, Teenie Harris Archive. © 2006 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh

 

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Carnegie Museum of Art presents a retrospective of the work of African American photojournalist Charles “Teenie” Harris (1908–1998). This exhibition preserves, showcases, and promotes Harris’s remarkable work, which The New York Times called “breathtaking in scope.” Featuring Harris’s greatest images of life in Pittsburgh’s African American communities from the 1930s through the 1970s, Teenie Harris , Photographer: An American Story includes a multimedia presentation, prints, and a variety of educational resources.

In addition to the generous support of The National Endowment for the Humanities, major support for this exhibition is provided by PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., and Richard King Mellon Foundation. Support is also provided by The Heinz Endowments and the Virginia Kaufman Fund. Support for education programming connected to the exhibition is provided by The Grable Foundation. Support for the exhibition soundtrack is provided by BNY Mellon. Other generous support is provided by The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Beal Publication Fund.

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KünstlerInnen: Teenie Harris