Atlanta

1985

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph of a large digital billboard displaying facial imagery against a cityscape backdrop. The billboard features a close-up image of a face with parted lips and visible eyebrows. It is set against a backdrop of high-rise buildings made of glass and concrete, reflecting sunlight under a clear blue sky. The scene captures a metropolitan atmosphere with the modern digital screen contrasting the surrounding architecture. The cityscape exudes a bustling city vibe with the juxtaposition of advertising technology and urban development.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye imbibition print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 24.4 x 36.7 cm (9 5/8 x 14 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.93 x 44.45 cm (13 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)
    mat: 40.64 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.42

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Harry Callahan, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1997.

Bibliography

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 165.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, below image on sheet, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by later hand, lower right in graphite: C-149

Wikidata ID

Q64154818

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