Street Scene: Woman in Red, Providence

1962, printed 1979

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a street scene with several women. One woman in the center foreground wears a white blouse with lace trim and a dark skirt. To the right is another woman wearing a light-colored dress with blue floral patterns, walking towards a shadow-covered entrance. On the right side stands a woman facing slightly to the side, wearing a vivid red dress with a white and red checkered pattern along the hem. She holds a red handbag and a brown sweater, with dark hair styled in loose waves. There is another woman on the left, wearing a black and white checkered blouse and holding a black handbag with a decorative clasp. In the background, there is an entrance to a building casting shadows on the sidewalk. Bright sunlight creates distinct shadows on the ground.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard W. and Susan R. Gessner, Massillon, OH; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left corner: 1980.105.13; by unknown hand, bottom right corner: #22

Wikidata ID

Q64154908

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