Detroit (Ragsdale Beauty Shop)
Artist
Harry Callahan
(American, 1912 - 1999)
Date1951; printed 1980
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 × 13 7/16 inches (22.23 × 34.13 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 inches (27.94 × 35.24 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 inches (27.94 × 35.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.915
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in pencil: "Harry Callahan"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "D5 / C37";
On sheet verso, bottom in pencil: "8-211-89", "P5.008.211.86"
On View
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DescriptionImage of a store front with a neon sign in the window which reads "Ragsdale Beauty Shop". To the left of the door, marked 618, is a barber's pole.Gallery LabelHarry Callahan chose to photograph this storefront in color to capture its glowing neon sign and the vibrant window reflections. Available light is often an issue when photographing at night, but at this beauty shop, Callahan found all the light he needed to document its rich details.
Callahan was among the most influential postwar American teachers of photography, first at the Institute of Design in Chicago (1946–1961), and then at the Rhode Island School of Design (1961–1977) where he established the photography program. Callahan instructed and mentored many renowned photographers, including Ray Metzker, Ishimoto Yasuhiro, Marvin Newman, and Joseph Sterling.
Callahan was among the most influential postwar American teachers of photography, first at the Institute of Design in Chicago (1946–1961), and then at the Rhode Island School of Design (1961–1977) where he established the photography program. Callahan instructed and mentored many renowned photographers, including Ray Metzker, Ishimoto Yasuhiro, Marvin Newman, and Joseph Sterling.
Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1986;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,
MO, 2005.
Copyright© The Estate of Harry M. Callahan. Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
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Jim Dow
2011; printed 2021
2021.41.5
