Teenie Harris Photographs: In Their Own Voice

The Teenie Harris Archive is one of the most detailed and intimate records of the black urban experience known today. Teenie Harris Photographs: In Their Own Voice pairs 25 of Harris’s photographs with the voices of people who lived them.

Guest curator Dr. Ben Houston spent several years gathering oral histories revolving around the African American experience in Pittsburgh, producing over 150 recorded interviews. His research yields an incredible wealth of stories from Pittsburghers like Sala Udin, Alma Speed-Fox, Dr. Vernell Lillie and Eric Springer. For the exhibition, Houston’s selections from the Teenie Harris Archive, and from his own oral histories, creates a rich conversation on community and identity during the Civil Rights Movement in Pittsburgh.

Visitors may access the audio tracks through the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History iOS App, which is free to download on The App Store. Or, borrow a pre-loaded device for free of charge at the nearby admissions desk.

Add Your Voice
The Teenie Harris Archive continues to collect oral histories, and invites you to add your voice. How do the images in the exhibition shape your understanding of the Civil Rights era? Do you have information or stories related to Teenie and his subjects that should be recorded and preserved? Respond by calling us at the number posted in the exhibition

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website