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Forrest "Bud" Harris photographs, ca. 1950-2007 1960-1999
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- Title
- Forrest "Bud" Harris photographs, ca. 1950-2007 1960-1999
- Creator
- Harris, Bud, 1934-2009
- Subject
- Brown, Byrd, 1929-, Byrom, Fletcher L, Flaherty, Peter F, 1924-, Greenspan, Alan, 1926-, Heinz Kerry, Teresa, 1938-, Levine, Mike, d. 1998, Moorhead, William S. (William Singer), 1923-1987, Palmer, Arnold, 1929-2016, Sammartino, Bruno, 1935-, Swiden, Art, Aluminum Company of America., American Express Bank., Archadeck., Balter House (Acme, Pa.), Beazer Environmental Services, Inc., Blue Cross Association., Boy Scouts of America., Carnegie-Mellon University., Chatham College., Chatham University., Civic Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Clifford Development Corporation., Eye and Ear Hospital (University of Pittsburgh), Fallingwater (Pa.), Gateway Rehabilitation Center., Harbison-Walker Refractories Company., Heinz Memorial Chapel (University of Pittsburgh), Hickson Corporation., International Association of Business Communicators., John Golden Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y. : 1937-), Jones & Laughlin Steel Company., Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business., Kaufmann's Department Store., KDKA-TV (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.), Koppers Company., Magee Women's Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Mellon Bank., University of Pittsburgh. Nationality Rooms Program., Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Oxford Development Group., Pennsylvania Association for the Blind., Pitt Panthers (Football team), Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company., Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra., Pittsburgh Zoo (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Rutgers University., Saint Peter's Child Development Centers (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Smaller Manufacturers Council (Pittsburgh, Pa.), United States. Social Security Administration., Walt Disney Company., University of Pittsburgh., Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Westinghouse Air Brake Company., WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.), WRS Motion Picture Laboratory., Boston Marathon., Carnegie International., Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Art., Pittsburgh Marathon., Three Rivers Arts Festival (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Thrift Drug Classic., Business week, Fortune, Mister Rogers' neighborhood (Television program), New York times, Time, Bicycle motocross, BMX bikes, Cycling, Education, Photographers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Photography, Industrial--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Poor People's Campaign, Transportation, Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
- Description
- The Forrest "Bud" Harris Photograph Collection is comprised of photographic prints, negatives, audio/visual, and manuscript materials that relate to his photographic projects. Items date from the 1950s to 2007 with the bulk of the collection dating between 1960 and 1999. Harris worked for the University of Pittsburgh during the years of Chancellors Litchfield and Posvar. In addition to his professional collection of images, Harris was an accomplished documentary photographer. He produced projects documenting the lives of coal miners in West Virginia, garbage men in Pittsburgh, homelessness in Pittsburgh, and the Panther Hollow project. Included in this collection is a series of photographs taken on Sunday, April 7, 1968, three days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Day of Mourning. A personal passion of Harris's was cycling; he photographed the sport extensively, especially BMX and road racing and was the co-founder of the Thrift Drug Classic race. This collection includes work produced for Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), Koppers Company (Koppers), Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG), American Express Bank (American Express), Archadeck, Walt Disney Company (Disney), Jones and Laughlin Steel Company (J&L Steel), Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO), Mellon Bank, Time, Fortune, Business Week, Medical World News, Rutgers University, Boy Scouts of America, The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), New York Times, and the Social Security Administration, among others. Since the arrangement of this collection is partially dependent on format, there are gaps in the display of folder numbers. These gaps reflect the separation of 35mm and 120mm negatives., Forrest "Bud" Harris was a commercial and advertising photographer. Born and based in Pittsburgh, Pa., his professional clients included a variety of local corporate and non-profit institutions. Working mainly between the late 1960s and 1990s, Harris captured a multifaceted view of not only the corporate manufacturing world of Koppers and Alcoa, but also the local communities that allowed these institutions to thrive. Media includes gelatin silver prints, inkjet prints, 35mm, 120mm and 4x5 black and white and color negatives, 35mm black and white and color slides, 16mm film, videotape, digital video disk, audio cassettes, and manuscript materials., Processing Information: This collection was processed by Anna Raugalis and Caitlin O'Malley during August 2013-October 2014., Forrest "Bud" Harris Photograph Collection, ca. 1950s-2007, AIS.2013.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh, The Harris family maintains a website with reproductions and information of Bud Harris's photographs., Gift of Ann Harris on July 11, 2013., Born on April 24, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pa., Forrest Harris began going by "Bud" in the early 1960s. This transition can be seen on many of his glassine negative sleeves. The earlier sleeves are marked "F.H." while the later are marked with "B.H." He graduated from Allderdice High School in Squirrel Hill in 1952. From 1952 to 1953 he attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied chemistry. Though not trained professionally in photography, he began what would be a life-long passion in April 1959 as a photographer for the Mount Lebanon News, working there until December 1959 when he went to work for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. (PPG) as corporate promotions photographer. He held this position until April 1961. From 1962 to 1964 Harris worked as a contract employee at the University of Pittsburgh, where he took editorial photographs for Pitt Magazine and made motion pictures for student recruitment and fund-raising efforts. From 1964 to 1970 Harris worked for Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (J&L Steel) in their Research and Development Department as the Audio Visual Supervisor. In 1970, Harris was selected by the US Department of Health and Human Services to serve as one of six photojournalists to document the work of the Social Security Administration. After the completion of the still photography portion of his assignment, Harris went on to write, direct and produce a film for the SSA entitled "Our Man in Your Hometown." From 1970 to 1980 Harris also worked as an independent audio-visual producer, photographer and film director. During this time he worked for clients such as Alcoa, Gulf Oil, American Express, Magee Women's Hospital, Rutgers University, University of Pittsburgh, U.S. Department of Health, and Business Week Magazine. In 1980, Harris began work with Koppers Company, Inc. Between 1980 and 1986 he was a manager in the Communications Group where he produced films and workshops for other managers and took photographs. In 1986 he became Coordinator of Productivity Improvement, where he served as speech writer for the president of the company and produced top management presentations. Harris continued with Koppers even after the 1988 takeover by the Beazer Group where he worked as a consultant for the new owners. Harris also worked with other local businesses at this time. A personal passion of Harris' was cycling. He photographed the sport extensively, especially BMX and road racing, in which his son (Mat) was a professional rider. In 1984, Harris co-founded "Pittsburgh Pro Sports," one of the city's most popular cycling shops. In 1991 he became president of the newly formed sports marketing company, Pittsburgh Velosports, where he was the co-founder of the Thrift Drug Classic. The 108-mile bicycle race through Pittsburgh was a major race, and was won by Lance Armstrong prior to his Tour de France success. Some of these images overlap into personal work. Since cycling was intertwined with his career these images have been kept in the collection. On June 30, 2010, a city park cycling track was named in his honor on Washington Boulevard. Some of his honors and awards include: Honorary Member: Phi Delta Epsilon Journalism Fraternity for teaching; National Award: Communications Arts Annual "Years best Photography in Annual Report Category" for Magee-Women's Hospital; Three-time winner of "Best of Show Award": Three Rivers Arts Festival; "Special Merit Award": International Association of Business Communicators; Golden Quill Award: Best TV spot in Category for St. Peters Child Development Center; ACE Award: Public service TV spot in Category for the University of Pittsburgh; Photo Maxima: Selected twice for inclusion in the international photo exhibit; "Race Across America," Camera man for the film directed by Joe Pytka. Harris passed away on June 15, 2009.
- Contributor
- University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
- Date
- 1950-2007
- Type
- Collection, Motion pictures, Negatives (Photographic), Photo CDs, Photographs, Slides (Photographs), Sound recordings, Video recordings
- Format
- 20.0 linear feet
- Identifier
- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais201305, oclc:ocn903500302, pitt:US-PPiU-ais201305
- Language
- eng
- Coverage
- Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Butler County (Pa.), Greenfield (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Monroeville (Pa.), Mount Washington (Pittsburgh, Pa.), New York (N.Y.), Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Panther Hollow (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Pittsburgh (Pa.), Point State Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Polish Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Schenley Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.), South Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Turtle Creek (Pa.), West Mifflin (Pa.)
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/, Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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