Dearborn Street, Chicago

1948, printed later

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph of the facade of a building. The photograph captures the frontal architecture of a multi-story building. The facade is characterized by a symmetrical arrangement of windows and doors. The building consists of three levels, each with a row of tall, rectangular windows adorned with dark frames. The top of the building features a decorative cornice with circular embellishments. The doors on the ground level are aligned centrally with some having glass panes allowing visibility into the interior. The monochromatic tone of the photograph highlights the contrast between the lighter wall panels and the darker window and door frames, emphasizing the architectural details and texture of the building's exterior.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.92


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Edwynn Houk Gallery, Chicago); Bank of America Art Collection, 1983; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 30 March 2009, lot 121); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right impressed with graphite pencil: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: 750; top center: EM36; top right: 578


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