PAST EXHIBITION

Charles “Teenie” Harris: Rhapsody in Black and White

May 10, 2008—August 2, 2008

Rhapsody in Black and White is part of a collaborative project between Blaffer, the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, DiverseWorks, and the Society for the Performing Arts (SPA). Co-curated by world-renowned choreographer Ronald K. Brown and leading photographic arts expert Deborah Willis, it features the work of African-American photojournalist Charles "Teenie" Harris, who worked at the Pittsburgh Courier from 1936 to 1975. This exhibition captures only a small portion of his prolific archive, as he worked in his native Pittsburgh as a photojournalist for over 60 years. Harris’s photography shows African American life in Pittsburgh and by extension is representative of the African American experience in communities all across America.

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