id: 154804
accession number: 1989.387
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.387
updated: 2024-03-26 02:00:06.569000
Alley, Chicago, 1948. Harry Callahan (American, 1912–1999). Gelatin silver print; image: 11.2 x 8.5 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann 1989.387 © Harry Callahan, courtesy PaceWildenstein MacGill, New York
title: Alley, Chicago
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creation date: 1948
creation date earliest: 1948
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann
copyright: © Harry Callahan, courtesy PaceWildenstein MacGill, New York
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: gelatin silver print
department: Photography
collection: PH - American 1900-1950
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Harry Callahan (American, 1912–1999) - artist
Harry Callahan American, 1912-1999
Detroit native Harry Morey Callahan is recognized as one of the most influential American photographers and teachers of the second half of the 20th century. A self-taught photographer, he became interested in the medium in the late 1930s while working in the accounting department at Chrysler Corporation. He joined the Detroit Photo Guild and in 1941 was greatly inspired by Ansel Adams, who was invited to give a workshop and lecture at the guild.
In 1944 Callahan took a job with the General Motors Photographic Laboratory and two years later began teaching photography at the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago. He headed the institute's department of photography from 1949-61, then left to establish the photography department at the Rhode Island School of Design. Callahan served as head of the photography program at Rhode Island until 1973 and continued teaching there until his retirement in 1977.
Interested in photography as a means of self-expression, Callahan's subjects have ranged from an ongoing series of his wife, Eleanor, to landscapes, seascapes, nature studies, and street scenes. He has also experimented with high-contrast images as well as double exposures, and since his retirement has focused on color work. Among his awards are fellowships from the Graham Foundation (1956) and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1972). His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including one-artist shows at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1976), the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson (1984), and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1996). Callahan lives in Atlanta. M.M.
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measurements: Image: 11.2 x 8.5 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
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inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "Photo #49 / Reduce to 2 1/4" wide"; in blue pencil: "Box 1#"; in blue ink: "Harry Callahan"; typed on label: "Title: Multiple Exposures, Fire Escapes / By: Harry Callahan / From: Creative Photography, 1956 / Exhibition, University of Kentucky / Lexington, Kentucky"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1989
opening date: 1990-02-06T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).
title: Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-06-24T00:00:00
Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007); Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA (October 3, 2009-January 3, 2010).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA, Feb. 6 - April 15, 1990: "Year in Review 1989," CMA Bulletin, 77 (Feb. 1990), p. 67, no. 30.', 'opening_date': '1990-02-06T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (6/24/07 - 9/16/07) and Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittburgh, PA (10/3/2009 - 1/3/2010); "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art", no exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '2007-06-24T00:00:00'}
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
page number: Reproduced: P. 116
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