Highland Park, Michigan

1941-1942

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph depicting multiple individuals climbing an outdoor staircase next to a large building. The image showcases urban architecture with a contrast between light concrete walls and the dark figures on the stairs. Two lamp posts are visible near the building, adding to the geometric composition. The scene conveys a sense of movement in an urban environment, emphasizing shapes and lines. The monochrome image accentuates the interplay of light and shadow, highlighting textures and forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.89 x 11.75 cm (3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
    mat (matted with 2011.95.10 and 2011.95.12): 50.8 x 30.48 cm (20 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Callahan family, Atlanta, GA; gift to NGA, 2011.

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. 19.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right, on sheet below image, in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by later hand, upper center in graphite: EM 83 1-2-3 / S-41

Wikidata ID

Q64154781

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