Eleanor, Chicago

1948

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a person seated with their back facing the camera. They are covering the upper part of their body to just below the waist and sitting cross-legged on a bed or similar surface, facing two windows. The person's hair is dark and worn in an updo. No clothing or accessories are visible on the person. The setting appears to be a dimly lit room with a plain, slightly worn-looking wall beneath the windows, which are allowing soft light to enter the space, creating a contrast between the interior and exterior light. The floor is wooden, and the overall mood is quiet and minimalistic, focusing on simple elements and natural lighting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    The Joyce and Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 11.59 x 8.5 cm (4 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 12.38 x 10.64 cm (4 7/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
    mat: 45.72 x 35.56 cm (18 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.16.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased with funds donated by Joyce and Robert Menschel by NGA, 1996.

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.

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Bibliography

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 75 and cover.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right, in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 91768

Wikidata ID

Q64154795

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