Eleanor, Chicago

1952

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows black branching lines on a light grey-white background with horizontal strokes. The lines resemble tree branches creating an abstract composition. The contrast between the organic shapes of the trees and the bold strokes gives the impression of an abstract painting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Susan and Peter MacGill

  • Dimensions

    overall (sheet, trimmed to image): 9.5 x 11.75 cm (3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 33.81 x 27.94 cm (13 5/16 x 11 in.)
    mat: 50.8 x 40.64 cm (20 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.91.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan and Peter MacGill, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

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

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 112.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan

Wikidata ID

Q64154767

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