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Wisconsin

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

c. 1949

Artist:

Harry Callahan
American, 1912–1999

About this artwork

A self-taught photographer from Detroit, Harry Callahan became one of the most respected photographers of the 20th century and mentored a generation of students at Chicago’s Institute of Design. He once modestly described his subjects as “nature, buildings, and people,” and his photographs of architecture share a hallmark frontality and simplicity. In this image of an airplane hangar, Callahan masked off part of his 8 × 10–inch negative to emphasize the building’s horizontal form. The Art Institute purchased this photograph from the photographer a year after granting Callahan his first one-man museum exhibition.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Harry Callahan

Title

Wisconsin

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1944–1954

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

No markings recto or verso

Dimensions

Image/paper/mount: 10.6 × 24.3 cm (4 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Peabody Fund

Reference Number

1952.447

Extended information about this artwork

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