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Teenie Harris, Photographer:
An American Story
February 4, 2012 – June 4, 2012
Harold Washington Library Center
Congress Corridor
400 S. State Street
Charles “Teenie” Harris was a photographer who worked at the Pittsburgh Courier from 1936 until his retirement in 1975. Harris worked strictly within a circumscribed beat—capturing the everyday lives of the residents of Pittsburgh’s African American neighborhoods, as well as numerous celebrities visiting Pittsburgh. Harris’ body of work is said to be the largest and most complete photographic documentation of a minority community in the United States. This exhibit is an abbreviated selection of black and white prints taken from a larger exhibit on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story has been organized by Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. Major support for the exhibition has been provided by PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Because democracy demands wisdom.
Photographer/author and CAAAP member Michael J. Bracey will share new photos in his exhibit, "It's All about the Hats," which will be on display through March 30 at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake Street.
A reception and hat modeling event will take place on Sunday, March 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Library Gallery.
The 2011 CAAAP GRANT WINNER
Congratulations to CAAAP member
ABENA SHARON DALE the 2011 winner of the 2011 CAAAP GRANT. She will receive a cash prize is $500 and a solo exhibition. Abena was the featured photographer in November. If you would like to view some of her images and learn more about this year's winner, visit the Abena Sharon Dale's section on the Photographers page of our website.
For those financial members interested in applying for the 2012 grant, please download The CAAAP Grant Proposal.
On Sunday, February 5, 2012 the Chicago Alliance of
African American Photographers held the opening reception for a new installment of their exhibit "CAAAP: A 10 Year Retrospective" at the Carter G. Woodson Library. The installation features newer work done by the CAAAP photographers in the past year!
Please make sure you stop in to view the images.
Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People is a two-hour film that will explore the role of photography, since its rudimentary beginnings in the 1840s, in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present.
Visit our Education and Network Page to view the trailer
Accepted Members of CAAAP can pay Annual dues via this website through paypal. You must be an accepted member to pay through this website. Go to the Join CAAAP page of this website.
Check out this excellent write up by By Ken Ilio from the Chicago Photography Examiner on the photography exhibition at the Woodson Regional Library showcasing the works of members of the Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers.
Thanks Ken!
CAAAP Featured Photographer
Each month CAAAP will feature the photography and info of one of our members. This month we highlight the images of the children of CAAAP by four of our members. Our CAAAP Babies features some of the cutest faces ever. Come have a look at these precious beings of light!
How well do you know the basic terms and elelments of photography? Take CAAAP basic Photography Quiz. The answers can be found on our Education and Networking page of this website.
