Eleanor, Michigan

1953

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a partial view of a person's body focusing on their lower back, hip, and upper leg area. The person is standing to the right of the frame with their back facing towards the viewer. There are no visible facial features or hair, as only the lower portion of the body is captured in the shadowed area. The person appears to be nude and is standing next to a curtain or fabric that is tied to the right side, adding to the shadow effect. The background consists of a translucent material, possibly another sheet or tent-like fabric, through which silhouettes of trees and foliage can be seen against the light. The ground in the immediate foreground appears to be uneven and illuminated, suggesting some outdoor setting behind the translucent fabric.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan and Peter MacGill, New York; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1962

  • Harry Callahan, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1962, no. 47

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

  • Harry Callahan. Exh. cat. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996: 86.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite on hanging hardware attached to mount: 5 1/2 4; center right in graphite: [hand-drawn arrow pointing up]; lower left printed in black ink on applied Museum of Modern Art label: Checklist #47 80 / MUSEUM OF MODERN ART / 11 WEST 53rd STREET NEW YORK 19, N.Y. / ARTIST: Harry Callahan / TITLE: Untitled (Michigan, c. 1953) / MEDIUM: Photograph / Lent by the Photographer / MUSEUM NO: STORAGE SPACE: / COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS; lower center printed in black ink on applied Museum of Modern Art label: Museum of Modern Art / LOAN / CALLAHAN / 62.295; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: 80

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