Cuzco, Peru

1974

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a wall casting a shadow against a clear sky with fluffy clouds in the background. The shadow of the wall covers a large part of the image, creating a contrast with the sunlight that emphasizes the wall's textures. The geometric shape of the shadow adds visual interest to the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 22 x 21.5 cm (8 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.6 x 28 cm (12 1/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.29

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. 147.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on sheet below image, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by later hand, upper center in graphite: #468

Wikidata ID

Q64154803

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