New York

1962

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph of an interior space with dramatic lighting and shadows. The image captures sunlight streaming through large windows, casting windowpane shadows across the floors and walls. The composition includes reflections in mirrors and sleek, polished surfaces. The overall tone of the photograph is monochromatic, with high contrast emphasizing textures and reflective qualities.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    overall (sheet, trimmed to image): 15.6 x 23.7 cm (6 1/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
    mount: 29.21 x 36.99 cm (11 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.)
    mat: 35.56 x 45.72 cm (14 x 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.36

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. 135.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on mount, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan

Wikidata ID

Q64154811

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