Camera Movement on Neon Lights at Night

1946, printed 1979

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image displays wavy, intertwining lines and shapes that curve and loop over a dark background, creating an abstract visual. The lines are in shades of white and hints of orange. They resemble fluid trails of sparks or light captured in motion. The shapes could suggest the outline of a human profile when viewed from a particular angle. The chaotic shapes form a complex pattern akin to an intricate web or neural network. It evokes the familiar sight of a silhouette illuminated by moving lights.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard W. and Susan R. Gessner; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 1980.105.2; lower right in graphite: #2

Wikidata ID

Q64154902

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