Lincoln Park, Chicago

c. 1948

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a vertical rectangular shape with rough, speckled texture in the center. Two rows of linked elements resembling a chain pattern run parallel along its sides. The composition appears to resemble a concrete or stone post held in place by steel chains. The background is minimal and light, accentuating the contrasting textures and forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 5.5 x 5.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
    support: 9.5 x 11.6 cm (3 3/4 x 4 9/16 in.)
    mat: 35.56 x 27.94 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.139.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, NY); purchased by the Collectors Committee for the NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Callahan, New York, 1976, illus. pl.47.

Inscriptions

on mount verso, by unknown hand, center, in graphite: 76.827.4

Wikidata ID

Q64154735

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