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Carnegie Museum of Art invites public documentation of the
Charles "Teenie" Harris photographic collection
as part of Citiparks "Telling our Stories" exhibit
January 30, 2008
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania…Carnegie Museum of Art joins Citiparks in celebrating Black History Month with an information table and display of images by African American photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris on Tuesday, February 5, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. The display is part of the opening reception for “Telling our Stories,” a month-long exhibition on view in the lobby of the City-County Building that features photographs, historical posters, costumes, set pieces, and props from Kuntu Repertory Theatre, the oldest and largest continuing African American performing arts organization in Pittsburgh.
For more information about the Teenie Harris display, call Cecile Shellman at 412.622.5590 or email shellmanc@carnegiemuseums.org. For more information about Citiparks’ Black History Month activities, call 412.255.2493 or visit www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh and founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895, Carnegie Museum of Art, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is nationally and internationally recognized for its distinguished collection of American and European works from the 16th century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to the collection and exhibition of architectural representations and to the study of all aspects of the built environment. For more information about Carnegie Museum of Art, call 412.622.3131 or visit our web site at www.cmoa.org.
Contact:
Tey Stiteler
412.688.8690
stitelert@carnegiemuseums.org
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