Photography
Maxine Gordon, jazz archivist, researcher, and writer | September 11, 2012
Charles “Teenie” Harris, 1908–1998, Billy Eckstine orchestra performing on stage, seen from above, including Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Lucky Thompson, Charlie Parker, Bob “Junior” Williams, Leo Parker, Charlie Rouse, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion “Boonie” Hazel, Howard McGhee, Howard Scott, Jerry Valentine, Taswell Baird, Linton Garner, Art Blakey, and Connie Wainwright, in Aragon Ballroom, August 1944 When I was in Paris in October, 2009, I went to…
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Raymund Ryan, Curator of Architecture, Heinz Architectural Center | August 15, 2012
White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes opens here in the Heinz Architectural Center on September 21. Right now, crates are en route from places as diverse as Brazil, Mexico, Germany, and Japan with models and drawings for exhibition in our galleries. We’re also looking forward to receiving the first copies of the catalogue, published in collaboration with the University…
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Madelyn Roehrig, Education Specialist | August 14, 2012
Artist Madelyn Roehrig at Andy Warhol’s gravesite I always thought I’d like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph and no name. Well, actually, I’d like it to say “figment.” —Andy Warhol Last week on August 6, over 60 people stopped by Andy Warhol’s gravesite at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery in Bethel Park, PA to celebrate the artist’s 84th…
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Amanda T. Zehnder, associate curator of fine arts | August 9, 2012
A grand, opulent setting for a cabaret Oh, what a night! Here at CMA we are still in awe of the festive evening presented on July 27 together with the Pittsburgh Song Collaborative to evoke the spirit, history, and sounds of bohemian cabaret culture in La Belle Époque Paris. With a whiff of Pernod absinthe filling the air in the…
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Linda Benedict-Jones, Curator of Photography & Amanda Zehnder, Associate Curator of Fine Arts | June 21, 2012
Linda Benedict-Jones, Amanda Zehnder & Akemi May We are asked all the time how long it took to put together Impressionism in a New Light. When we tell people that it took more than two years, they always wonder why. Well, there are lots of reasons for that. To begin, we had to simply sit down and discuss whether it made any…
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Ian Finch, Associate Editor, Publications | March 30, 2012
To celebrate the completion of our after-school photography program, nearly 200 program participants, family members, and friends recently visited the Picturing Me Youth Exhibition in the Forum Gallery to see the work of these amazing young photographers firsthand. Attendees also visited Carnegie Music Hall to hear from J.G. Boccella, Picturing Me program manager; Lynn Zelevansky, The Henry J. Heinz II Director of Carnegie Museum of Art; and Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Martha…
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Kelli Stevens Kane, Poet, Playwright & Oral Historian | March 27, 2012
Part of the Family Okay, I give up. I’m a poet, playwright, and oral historian who’s protected her personal privacy like a museum guard protects the art on kindergarten-field-trip day. I’ve managed to somehow keep my public life separate from my private life. Yeah, I’m finally on Facebook—but I only talk about stuff related to writing and performance. And…
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Divya Rao Heffley, Research Associate, Photography Department | March 26, 2012
As a research associate in Carnegie Museum of Art’s photography department, I am in the process of exploring the museum’s future photography initiatives. Thanks to CMU’s CREATE Lab, I was recently able to borrow a high-tech GigaPan EPIC Pro system, which can combine hundreds or even thousands of photographs into a single detailed panorama. With the help of many able…
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Kerin Shellenbarger, Archivist, Teenie Harris Archive | March 23, 2012
Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story closes April 7—don’t miss this chance to see some of Teenie’s photographs up close and share your own stories! Here are two more of the recent updates we’ve made to the Teenie Harris Archive based on public feedback and further research on these important photographs. If you’d like to share more information about the…
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Juliet Pusateri, Children's & Family Programs Coordinator | March 16, 2012
We have been hard at work preparing for the Picturing Me student exhibition and celebratory event! Please mark your calendars for our free event this Sunday, March 18. This event will begin with a talk by Pittsburgh photographer Martha Rial, whose images are featured in Picturing the City: Downtown Pittsburgh, 2007–2010. After Martha’s talk, we will enjoy refreshments and a…
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