Telephone Wires

1945

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image displays thin, black lines crossing diagonally on a white background, creating an abstract composition. These intersecting lines resemble a spider's web or utility pole wires from a distance. The angles of the lines suggest structure and alignment, inviting connections to geometric or architectural objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ann Solomon

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.3 x 19.2 cm (9 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
    support: 24.7 x 19.9 cm (9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
    mat: 45.72 x 35.56 cm (18 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.148.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Ann Solomon, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mount, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; on mount verso, signed by artist, center, in black ink: HC; by later hand, lower right corner, in graphite: AS / 92063

Wikidata ID

Q64154870

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