Eleanor, Highland Park

1942

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a close-up section of a human body from the shoulders to the upper thighs, focusing on the torso. The person is lying down, partially on their side, on a fabric surface with a striped pattern. The fabric has vertical stripes in varying widths and shades. The image does not include the face. There is no clothing visible in this section of the body. The setting appears to be indoors, suggested by the cushioned fabric surface on which the person rests. There are no visible objects or jewelry associated with the person in this image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter MacGill

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 10.7 x 8.4 cm (4 3/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
    mount: 11.3 x 9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.93.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan MacGill, Goldens Bridge, NY; gift to NGA, 1995.

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.

2007

  • Harry Callahan: Eleanor, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2007 - 2008, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 17.

2007

  • Harry Callahan: Eleanor. Exh. cat., High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Unknown Venue; Unknown Venue; Unknown Venue. Atlanta, 2007.

Inscriptions

center verso in black ink: Harry Callahan / CA. 1943; in later hand, lower right in graphite: 92030 / SMG

Wikidata ID

Q64154836

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