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Torn Sign

Artist Harry Callahan (American, 1912 - 1999)
Date1946
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 inches (19.37 × 24.45 cm)
Sheet: 7 13/16 × 9 11/16 inches (19.84 × 24.61 cm)
Mount: 7 13/16 × 9 11/16 inches (19.84 × 24.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.749
SignedSigned on mount verso, top center, in pencil: "Harry Callahan"
InscribedOn mount verso, top center, in pencil: "#69 in show / Torn Sign 1946 / 100 [circled]"
MarkingsOn mount verso, top right corner, in pencil: "Acc:8-69-64"; On mount verso, top of right edge, in pencil: "P5.008.069.64"
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DescriptionDetail image of a sign with light colored text against a dark background; it has been torn near the center.
Copyright© The Estate of Harry Callahan. Courtesy Pace Gallery, New York.
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