Teenie, the preeminent photographer for The Pittsburgh Courier, one of the nation’s most influential Black newspapers, created an unparalleled chronicle of Black history and culture during the mid-twentieth century. In 1999, Carnegie Museum of Art acquired Teenie’s archive, and today, nearly 80,000 photos are available to browse on the Carnegie Museum of Art’s website.

Today, Carnegie Museum of Art officially announces artists and collectives that will participate in the upcoming 58th Carnegie International. The exhibition, titled Is it morning for you yet?, runs from September 24, 2022 to April 2, 2023, and unfolds along two conceptual overlapping currents: historical works from the collections of international institutions, estates, and artists...

From April 30 to August 7, 2022, Carnegie Museum of Art presents Gordon Parks in Pittsburgh, 1944/1946, an in-depth presentation into Parks’s photographs of the Penola, Inc. grease plant in Pittsburgh and its workers who supplied essential goods to U.S. troops during World War II. This examination of an important chapter in Parks’s landmark career explores a narrative that is seldom told and still resonates today. The exhibition, which features more than 50 photographs that have not yet been seen by the public, will be paired with special programming, community events, and a publication featuring essays by artist LaToya Ruby Frazier and writer Mark Whitaker, among others.