Eleanor, Chicago

c. 1948

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a section of a human body from the rear, focusing on the back and upper buttocks area. The person is lying on their side, with their head outside of the frame to the left, and legs out of the frame to the right. There are no visible facial features or hair in the image. The skin appears smooth, and there is no clothing visible. The background consists of a plain, light-colored fabric that appears to be a sheet. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Susan P. MacGill

  • Dimensions

    overall (sheet, trimmed to image): 8.1 x 11.2 cm (3 3/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
    mount: 8.89 x 11.75 cm (3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mat: 27.94 x 35.56 cm (11 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.145.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan MacGill, Bedford, NY; gift to NGA, 1996.

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. 79.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan

Wikidata ID

Q64154837

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