Grasses, Wisconsin

1959

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a field of tall grasses viewed from a wide, almost top-down angle. The horizon is not visible, and the focus is on the intricate patterns of the grasses. The grasses are outlined in white against a black background, creating a dynamic appearance. The black and white color palette emphasizes the texture and form of the grasses. The grasses close to the viewer weave in and out of each other, creating depth and complexity, while in the distance, they continue to form a dense pattern without interruption.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 11 x 16.7 cm (4 5/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
    mount: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.83.2

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.

Bibliography

1960

  • On My Eyes. Highlands [North Carolina], 1960: pl. 45.

1964

  • Photographs: Harry Callahan. Santa Barbara [California], 1964: pl. 92.

1967

  • Harry Callahan. New York, 1967: p. 69.

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 130.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan

Wikidata ID

Q64154729

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