Detroit
Former TitleDetroit (Dancing Nightly)
Artist
Harry Callahan
(American, 1912 - 1999)
Date1941; printed 1980
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/16 × 10 7/16 inches (17.94 × 26.51 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 9/16 inches (27.78 × 36.99 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 9/16 inches (27.78 × 36.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.881
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in pencil: "Harry Callahan"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "M1";
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "8-210-86"; "HC10388C", "P5.008.210.86"
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DescriptionImage composed of blurry lines of colored light; pink at the top, blue in the center, and yellow near the bottom. A neon sign at the top of the image reads "BAR DANCING NIGHTLY".Gallery LabelIn this early color work, Callahan experiments with a lengthy exposure to transform the neon sign of a bar into a dynamic interplay of vibrant hues, suggesting dance movements or the blurred vision of an alcohol-induced haze. Though better known for his black-and-white prints, Harry Callahan also worked in color throughout his career.
Copyright© The Estate of Harry M. Callahan. Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
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