Eleanor and Barbara, Chicago

1953

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a dark alleyway viewed from a low angle. The narrow alley is surrounded by tall brick buildings that rise up vertically. The horizon line is not distinctly visible. A narrow beam of light cuts through the image, illuminating a path where two figures are walking. The light highlights textures in the environment, casting shadows and creating a contrast with the surrounding darkness. The color palette is monochromatic, dominated by deep shadows and subtle gradients of gray illuminated by the light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 19 × 24.1 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.2 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.206.15


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right impressed with graphite pencil: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: #316


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