Charles Harris: career timeline
American · 1908–1998 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 28 of 36 lots (78% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | — | Photograph |
| 1940s | 11 | 0 | — | Photograph |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | — | Photograph |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | — | Photograph |
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1930s 5 works
- Sold
- 0 of 5
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)
c. 1938 Three City of Pittsburgh garbage trucks with drivers lined up in empty lotResult not published
c. 1938 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Four Men in a Locker Room, taken c.1938-1946, printed shortly after, matteResult not published
c. 1938 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Group portrait of four boxers posing in gym, possibly Centre Avenue YMCA, taken c.1938-1946, printed shortly after, glossyResult not published
c. 1939 (African-American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Car wrecked into telephone or utility pole, taken 1939-1945, printed later, silver gelatinResult not published
c. 1939 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Man seated in 1930s Buick Roadmaster sedan, on residential street, possibly Mulford Street, Homewood, takenResult not published
1940s 11 works
- Sold
- 0 of 11
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 11 × 11 in (28 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (10), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (5), Harbours & ports (2), Landscapes (1)
c. 1940 (African-American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Two men with string of five large fish in a back yard on a hillside, taken 1940-1950, printed later, silver gelatinResult not published
c. 1940 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Woman with Two Small Children on her Lap, c. 1940sResult not published
c. 1940 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Two women, one kneeling and one holding a rake, posing in garden display in front of Vegetable and Flower SeedsResult not published
c. 1940 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Billy Strayhorn and Another Gentleman, taken 1940s/1950s, silver gelatin print, printed later 1980s/1990s. Signed in blackResult not published
c. 1940 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Woman wearing dark cap with eagle, mounting motorcycle decorated with flags in an alley, taken c.1940-1946, laterResult not published
1945 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Sylvia and Lenora Simpson looking up chimney with Christmas stockings in domestic interior, taken 1945, laterResult not published
c. 1945 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Surprised Man, taken c.1945, printed later, matteResult not published
1947 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Nat King Cole and Maria Cole with Owl Cab driver Leo Dodson, Hill District, takenResult not published
1948 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), City of Pittsburgh Marbles Champion Howard Hawkins with Children Gathered Behind Him, taken 1948, printed c.1980s, matteResult not published
c. 1949 (African-American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Five men with U. S. Mail delivery vehicles in post office loading dock, taken c.1949, printed laterResult not published
c. 1949 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Five men with U. S. Mail delivery vehicles in post office loading dock, taken c.1949, laterResult not published
1950s 10 works
- Sold
- 0 of 10
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (10)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
c. 1950 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Group Portrait of Men and Women in Shriner Fezzes, c. late 1950sResult not published
c. 1950 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Group Portrait of Women, c. late 1950sResult not published
c. 1950 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Group Portrait of Women Wearing Shriner Fezzes from Daughters of Isis, c. late 1950sResult not published
c. 1950 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Interior of pool hall with tin ceilingResult not published
c. 1950 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Making a Cocktail, taken c.1950, printed shortly after, glossyResult not published
1952 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Sam Milai aiming cue, with Steve Poole standing in background, for billiards tournament at Centre Avenue YMCA, takenResult not published
c. 1955 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Soda jerk at soda fountain with advertisements for Reymers Blennd, bulk ice cream, and Hot Nestle’sResult not published
1959 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Eleven-year-old Willie Fletcher, heavily bandaged from burns, lying in hospital bed in Braddock General Hospital, takenResult not published
1959 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Eleven-year-old Willie Fletcher, heavily bandaged from burns, lying in hospital bed in Braddock General Hospital, takenResult not published
1959 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Group portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy [JFK], Jackie Kennedy, and Congressman Thomas E. Morgan, taken October 1959, laterResult not published
1960s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 14 × 11 in (36 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (2)
- Subjects
- —
1960 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Doris Mixon demonstrating Princess phone in Bell Telephone booth in Syria Mosque for the 1960 Courier-WAMO Home-A-RamaResult not published
1963 Boxer Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) lifting his mother Odessa Grady Clay, in room at Carlton House HotelResult not published
Creation date not recorded
8 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 0 of 8
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 12.5 in (32 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (8)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2021 Woman with Dolls, black and whiteResult not published
sold 2022 Boy wearing helmet and seated in toy tank, Francis Street at Wylie Avenue, Hill DistrictResult not published
sold 2023 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Pennsylvania Motor Sales, Pittsburgh's Newest Car Mart, vintageResult not published
sold 2025 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Vice President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting crowd from car, including Harold Irwin, Centre Avenue, Hill DistrictResult not published
sold 2025 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Motorcycle patrolman James Holt, posed on police motorcycle no. 272Result not published
sold 2025 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Smiling MotorcyclistResult not published
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sold 2025 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), Duke Ellington Playing the PianoResult not published
sold 2026 (American/Pittsburgh, 1908-1998), 3Result not published
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Charles Harris auction results →