Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
ca. 1956
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 12 3/4 × 15 3/8 in. (32.4 × 39.1 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of a keyboardist in a courtyard with children listening at Terrace Village housing project. In the background of the photograph are a series of brick buildings. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom right corner of the border on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the number: [1168.03] and a photographer's stamp.
Place depicted
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Press
Children
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Photography
Play
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Object number
2014.302.22
Restrictions & Rights
© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b07c9d9-dff8-4c8f-bd45-6a8e62e49418

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