Chicago
Artist
Harry Callahan
(American, 1912 - 1999)
Date1954
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 1/2 inches (16.83 × 16.51 cm)
Sheet: 6 13/16 × 6 11/16 inches (17.3 × 16.99 cm)
Mount: 6 13/16 × 6 11/16 inches (17.3 × 16.99 cm)
Sheet: 6 13/16 × 6 11/16 inches (17.3 × 16.99 cm)
Mount: 6 13/16 × 6 11/16 inches (17.3 × 16.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.757
SignedSigned on mount verso, top center, in pencil: "Harry Callahan"
InscribedOn mount verso, top center, in pencil: "#81 in show / Chicago [underlined], 1954"
MarkingsOn mount verso, center, in pencil, circled: "116";
On mount verso, top right corner, in pencil: "Acc:8-81-64";
On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "P5.008.081.64"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionMultiple exposure image of a multistory brick building and figures on the beach. Two figures are superimposed on the center of the building facade.Copyright© The Estate of Harry Callahan. Courtesy Pace Gallery, New York.
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