July 18, 2009

The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Three

via www.artdaily.com on 7/18/09
Carnegie Museum of Art Opens Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part Three



Charles 'Teenie' Harris, (American, 1908–1998), Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) lifting his mother Odessa Grady Clay, in room at Carlton House Hotel, 1963, black and white: Kodak safety film H: 4 in. x W: 5 in. (10.20 x 12.70 cm) Heinz Family Fund, 2001.35.7196

PITTSBURGH, PA.- In honor of the 101st birthday of the great chronicler of African American life in Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art will pair classic photographs by Charles "Teenie" Harris with 50 prize-winning snapshots by children living in Pittsburgh neighborhoods today.


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