Chicago

Photography and Media

1948

Harry Callahan
American, 1912–1999

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: Harry Callahan
Title: Chicago
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 1948
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, on mount, upper center, in black ink: "Harry Callahan / Building Front La Salle St Chicago / 8x10 print / 8x10 negative / mounted by Harry Callahan"
Dimensions: Image/paper: 19.3 × 24.1 cm (7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 38.1 cm (14 1/16 × 15 in.)
Credit Line: Peabody Fund
Reference Number: 1952.455

Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, “Photographs from the Peabody Collection,” July 15, 1956—September 1, 1956. (Peter Pollack)
Art Institute of Chicago, “Textures and Fragments of the City: 20th Century Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago Collection,” August 4-July 29, 1973. (David Travis)
Chicago Historical Society, “The Chicago Street: 1860–2000,” June 19, 1989–January 1, 1990.
Tucson, Arizona, Center for Creative Photography, “Harry Callahan: The Photographer at Work,” January 27 - May 7, 2006; traveled to the Art Institute of Chicago, June 24 - September 24, 2006.

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.