Rhode Island

c. 1965

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a close-up view of a thicket of leafless trees or branches with a dense and intricate network of interwoven branches. The entire frame is filled with twisting and turning branches captured in fine detail, emphasizing contrasts between dark lines of branches and lighter spaces. The color palette is monochromatic with deep blacks and medium to light grays. The lack of foliage enhances the linear and patterned quality of the scene, with branches extending upwards and outwards in seemingly chaotic harmony.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    image (and sheet): 12.8 x 16.2 cm (5 1/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
    mount: 16.9 x 20.5 cm (6 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.26

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. 132.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on mount below image, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, on mount, center in graphite: 11

Wikidata ID

Q64154800

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