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Sign Detail, New York

Artist Harry Callahan (American, 1912 - 1999)
Date1945
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 9/16 × 8 5/16 inches (16.67 × 21.11 cm)
Sheet: 6 3/4 × 8 1/2 inches (17.15 × 21.59 cm)
Mount: 6 3/4 × 8 1/2 inches (17.15 × 21.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.748
SignedSigned on mount verso, top center, in pencil: "Harry Callahan"
InscribedOn mount verso, bottom center, upside down, in pencil: "#68 in show / Sign Detail, New York [underlined] 1945 / 129 [circled]".
MarkingsOn mount verso, top center, in pencil: "[El. M pl.30 has up] ?? / Acc:8-68-64"; On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "P5.008.068.64"
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DescriptionDetailed image of a sign with portions of light colored type on a dark undulating background.
Copyright© The Estate of Harry Callahan. Courtesy Pace Gallery, New York.
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