Skyscraper with Person and Flagpole, New York

1977, printed 1979

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph of a modern urban environment. The image features a tall glass-fronted building surrounded by other skyscrapers under a clear blue sky. The dominant structure has dark-tinted windows reflecting the cityscape. In the foreground, there is an open plaza with paving, trees on either side, and two flagpoles - one holding the American flag and the other a different flag. The scene is well-lit, with shadows on the ground and bright sunlight highlighting the flags against the building's facade.
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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

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner, partially cut off: [L4?]; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left: 1980.105.17; by unknown hand, bottom right corner: #32

Wikidata ID

Q64154903

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