Providence

1968

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph of an urban street scene. The image shows a narrow street or alley with storefronts, including "Chantilly Restaurant" on the right and "Barney's Delicatessen" on the left. Tall brick buildings with fire escapes line the alley. At the end, a car is visible, and birds are flying away. People are moving through the scene, creating a busy atmosphere. The photograph is in black and white, highlighting the contrasts and textures of the cityscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 15.08 x 22.9 cm (5 15/16 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
    mat: 35.56 x 45.72 cm (14 x 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.31

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.

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Bibliography

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 143.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on sheet below image, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: C-F.616 [crossed out] / Hallmark 47

Wikidata ID

Q64154805

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