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.

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