John T. Harris papers
name: label: Creator
content: Harris, John T. (John Taylor), 1908-1972
label: Names
content: State Teachers College at Cheyney
label: Names
content: Hardy, Lavinia Harris
topic: label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Educators
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: African American educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1991 by Earl Harris, John Harris' nephew. Microfilmed in 1991 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Harris, John T. (John Taylor), 1908-1972
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John T. Harris (1908-1972) was an African American painter, printmaker, and instructor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1943-1988
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.harrjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 4566 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Earl Harris, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter, printmaker, and instructor John T. Harris date from 1943 to 1988. The collection contains biographical information; correspondence (1965-1979) regarding paintings, as well as a draft of a letter detailing Harris' family history; and financial information (1960-1977). Also included are teaching records (1958-1979) from State Teachers College at Cheyney, including class notes, exhibition checklists, an annual report, and a scrapbook containing photographs of Harris' students in class; lists of paintings; exhibition guest lists; printed material (1943-1988), including exhibition catalogs and announcements; and 13 works of art, including prints and drawings. Photographs of Harris, works of art, and works by Lavinia Harris Hardy, Harris' sister, are also included in the collection.