Ivy Tentacles on Glass, Chicago

c. 1952

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image displays abstract black lines on a white background. The lines branch out into smaller lines with clustered dots. The composition resembles natural growth like root systems or neural pathways, forming unique patterns.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Susan MacGill

  • Dimensions

    image (can't tell sheet size due to matting): 19.21 x 24.13 cm (7 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
    mat: 40.64 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.174.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan MacGill, Katonah, New York; gift to NGA, 2006.

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. 68.

Wikidata ID

Q64154823

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