Camera Movement on Flashlight

1946-1947

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image contains thin, white lines twisting and curving against a dark background. The lines create abstract shapes, including loops and curls. One prominent spiral shape is in the top left corner. Other sections of the lines resemble branching tree limbs, tendrils of a vine, or plant roots. The forms suggest organic designs, symbolizing movement in a static image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.11 x 8.26 cm (4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
    mount: 25.4 x 20.32 cm (10 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on mount, in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso of mount, by unknown hand bottom right in graphite: 91727

Wikidata ID

Q64154784

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