Colter Harper’s book “Jazz in the Hill” explores the musical genre through the lens of conversation and community as a catalyst for change. Harper provides a direct look at the dialogue between musicians and listeners, as well as the connection between the community and its people. At a book release
A car is more than steel over an engine and four wheels. To some, it was a vehicle for freedom. That’s the inspiration behind “Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile,” the exhibition opening Saturday at the Frick Pittsburgh in Point Breeze. In the years between the
For more than fifty years, the photographer created a vivid record of the city. Now, a major archival project stands to reveal the scope of his vision.
Charles Teenie Harris was an important photographer during the civil rights movement, capturing more than 70,000 photos of black culture from the musical theaters to the streets of Pittsburgh.