Chicago

1953

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows geometric shapes like triangles and trapezoids scattered on a blank background. Some shapes resemble fragments of rooftops or architectural elements. Leafy branches extend from the corners, framing the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 19.21 x 19.7 cm (7 9/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
    mat: 45.72 x 35.56 cm (18 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Callahan family, Atlanta, GA; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Harry Callahan, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Philadelphia Museum of Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1996-1997.

Bibliography

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 107.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right, on sheet below image, in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand in graphite, upper left, upside down: 3 16 12 4; upper right, upside down: 76 777; lower left circled: ^ ; lower right: M-S50 HC 91709

Wikidata ID

Q64154775

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