Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
ca. 1962
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 5/8 in. (16.5 × 21.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of four unidentified men cooking in a commercial kitchen. The man closest to the camera leans down in front of an open oven and stirs the contents of a large pan with a spatula. A second man wearing a chef's hat stands to the first man's proper right, watching the first man work. Behind these two men are two more men at a counter opposite the oven looking inside a large Dutch oven. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers at the top and a yellow circular sticker at center right.
Place depicted
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Press
Cooking and dining
Men
Photography
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
2014.302.30
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/fd57f454942-9a04-4f9c-a5e0-a03cc989bffb

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