Acme Sign Shop, Providence

1977

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph of a signage storefront. The image shows the exterior of a shop named "Acme Signs" that specializes in custom signs with a design theme. Signs reading "Custom Signs with Design" and "Quality Signs" are displayed, along with a "Closed" sign and a phone number for contacting. The building's facade is painted in light colors with pink accents, and a deep blue sky dominates the background. The angled perspective shows neighboring structures, enhancing the urban environment setting.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard W. and Susan R. Gessner, Massillon, OH; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner: D 34 / L19; vertical along top right corner in orange pencil: 4; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left in graphite: 1980.105.18; by unknown hand, bottom right corner: #34

Wikidata ID

Q64154896

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