The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
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The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
A Unique Tour of PittsburghSavannah Berg, Laura Martin, and Lisa Morein
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“Piano Lesson” by Romare Bearden
It is thought that the subject of this collage is Mary Lou Williams,
a jazz pianist who grew up in Pittsburgh. The collage inspired the play by August
Wilson who also grew up in Pittsburgh.
http://www.nga.gov/feature/bearden/170-130.htm
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Destinations
A. August Wilson HomeB. The Hill House Association
C. August Wilson CenterD. Pittsburgh Cultural TrustE. Carnegie Museum of Art
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August Wilson HouseAugust Wilson’s
childhood home in the Hill District
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Wilson
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The Hill House Association
A nonprofit community service
organization located in the Hill District
http://pittsburghgives.guidestar.org/NonprofitProfile.aspx?OrgId=3211
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August Wilson CenterPittsburgh: Reclaim, Renew,
Remix Exhibit Preview
http://www.otto-otto.com/2011/09/august-wilson-center-for-african-american-culture-by-perkinswill/
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Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
George Gershwin’s musical Porgy and Bess debuted in 1935. Preview
Cole Porter’s musical
Anything Goes debuted in 1934.
www.porgyandbessonbroadway.com/
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Carnegie Museum of ArtCharles “Teenie” Harris
photographed Pittsburgh’s African
American community from c. 1935 to c.
1975
http://pixburghnat.wordpress.com/tag/carnegie-museum-of-art/
http://teenie.cmoa.org/ArchiveStories.aspx?id=4704