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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Highland Park, Michigan

1941

Harry Callahan

Associated Names

Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph of a long concrete wall with a staircase. The image shows a stark urban landscape featuring a large, flat concrete wall with a railing on top. A staircase diagonally ascends across the wall, creating strong lines and geometry. A streetlamp is in the foreground with a well-maintained roadway below. The image features varying shades of gray and textural details of the concrete, devoid of vibrant colors.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print mounted on paperboard
Credit Line

Gift of Susan and Peter MacGill
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to image): 8.3 x 11 cm (3 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
mount: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1998.133.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan P. MacGill, Katonah, NY; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

MacGill, Susan

Inscriptions

on mount, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan

Wikidata ID

Q64154835

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