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Environs of Chicago

Artist Harry Callahan (American, 1912 - 1999)
Date1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 inches (19.37 × 24.45 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 10 inches (20.32 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.834
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in pencil: "Harry Callahan"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "S-75"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "8-197-85"; On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "P5.008.197.85"
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DescriptionImage of farmland filled with vegetation; the sky dominates the top three-quarters of the image and a wooden utility pole extends off the top of the frame near the center right edge.
Copyright© The Estate of Harry Callahan. Courtesy Pace Gallery, New York.
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