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Artist Harry Callahan (American, 1912 - 1999)
Dateca. 1955
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 6 1/2 inches (16.83 × 16.51 cm)
Sheet: 6 3/4 × 6 3/4 inches (17.15 × 17.15 cm)
Mount: 6 3/4 × 6 3/4 inches (17.15 × 17.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.754
SignedSigned on mount verso, top center, in pencil: "Harry Callahan"
InscribedOn mount verso, top center, in pencil: "#76 in show / Chicago [underlined], about 1955"
MarkingsOn mount verso, top right corner, in pencil: "Acc:8-76-64"; On mount verso, center, in pencil, circled: "011" On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "P5.008.076.64"
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DescriptionImage of acrobats swinging from above in a darkened room with scattered spot lights.
Copyright© The Estate of Harry Callahan. Courtesy Pace Gallery, New York.
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