Chicago

1961

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a woman captured from a low angle, with the upper half of her body in view. She is standing upright, facing slightly to the right of the frame. Her facial features include prominent cheekbones, and she has short, dark hair. She is wearing a light-colored dress with a crochet cardigan over it. In her right hand, she holds a folded newspaper labeled "CHICAGO SUN-TIMES." She is also wearing a ring on her right hand, featuring a large stone. The background includes the exterior of a multi-story building, partially visible, with a flag visible on it, and bustling street scenes beneath with pedestrians walking in various directions. A flag displaying a bird and the word "MERC" is visible, and the sky is clear, suggesting daytime.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 42 x 27.7 cm (16 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 43.02 x 30.48 cm (16 15/16 x 12 in.)
    mat: 60.96 x 45.72 cm (24 x 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.37


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. 123.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on sheet below image, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by later hands: top center in graphite: # 181; lower right in graphite: 315.3

Wikidata ID

Q64154812

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