Eleanor, Chicago

1949

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a person from the shoulders up, with the lower portion of their body submerged in water. The individual is in an upright position, facing forward with their eyes closed. They have long, dark hair that falls over their shoulders and into the water. Their facial features are relaxed with a calm expression, and the skin appears smooth and light-toned. No clothing is visible, as the person is mostly submerged, and there is no jewelry or objects being held. The background consists of gently rippling water, extending outwards, with no other elements visible beyond the natural water setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall (sheet, trimmed to image): 17.7 x 17.5 cm (6 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
    mat: 45.72 x 35.56 cm (18 x 14 in.)
    mount: 35.56 x 27.94 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.83.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA; purchased with donated funds from the Collectors Committee by NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Harry Callahan, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Philadelphia Museum of Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1996-1997.

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Bibliography

1964

  • Photographs: Harry Callahan, Santa Barbara [California], 1964: pl. 2.

1967

  • Harry Callahan, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1967: p. 18.

1970

  • Coleman, A.D. "Photography: Is His Genius Underrated?" The New York Times (27 September 1970): D34.

1976

  • Hughes, Robert. "Art: Exactly What Is a Photograph?" Time (20 December 1976): p. 70.

  • Callahan. New York, 1976: pl. 59.

1978

  • Harry Callahan. New York, 1978: pl. 4.

  • Elliot, David. "'Mies' with a camera." Chicago Sun-Times (15 October 1978): 6.

1980

  • Thornton, Gene. "Photography View: Harry Callahan's Discerning Use of Color." The New York Times (7 September 1980): D33.

1983

  • Harry Callahan. Exh. cat. Seibu Museum of Art. Seibu, Japan, 1983: pl. 1.

  • Master Photographers: The World's Great Photographers on their Art and Technique. New York, 1983: p. 61

1984

  • Callahan, Harry M. Eleanor. New York, 1984: pl. 64.

  • Chahroudi, Martha. "Eleanor, Chicago, 1949: Harry Callahan." Bulletin of the Philadelphia Museum of Art 80 (Summer/Fall 1984): p. 33.

  • Scully, Julia. "Seeing Pictures: Sometimes a small, concentrated sampling of an artist's work sheds new light on the whole." Modern Photography 48 (August 1984): 18.

  • Strauss, David Levi. "The Lineaments of a Gratified Desire." Artweek 15 (2 June 1984): p. 11.

1988

  • "A Great Age." Life 11 (Fall 1988): p. 140.

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 85.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; center verso in graphite: 11 x 14; center verso in graphite: 14

Wikidata ID

Q64154728

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