New York

1945

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image displays a close-up of a building facade with a row of windows. The windows reflect light and shadows. The color palette is monochrome, contrasting bright reflections on the glass and the dark building structure. The brick texture is visible on the left side, illuminated by light. The windows mirror outside light, creating an abstract pattern on the wall. Reflections in the windows suggest activity or a sky. The image focuses on light and shadow in an urban setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ann Solomon

  • Dimensions

    overall (sheet, trimmed to image): 11 x 7.2 cm (4 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
    mount: 11.75 x 7.94 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
    mat: 35.56 x 27.94 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.5.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Ann Solomon, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1999.

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, 15.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: AS / 92043

Wikidata ID

Q64154848

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