Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999). Eleanor, Chicago (Double-Exposure), 1953. Gelatin silver print, printed before 196...

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Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999)
Eleanor, Chicago (Double-Exposure), 1953
Gelatin silver print, printed before 1969
5 x 6-1/4 inches (12.7 x 15.9 cm) (sight)
Signed in pencil, mat recto.

Together with a USB thumb drive containing two hours of audio recordings made by the owner when a student at RISD in 1968. They include discussions between Harry Callahan, Nathan Lyons, Frederick Sommer and students about a wide variety of subjects including whether Atget and Lartigue were artists or merely recorders, is it ok to crop photographs?, film formats, what makes a picture and visual language. Highlights include Callahan calling Steichen an "old fart" and that Walker Evans' talk to the students was boring.


More information about Harry Callahan. See also: Callahan, Harry, Callahan, Harry M., Callahan, Harry Morey, Harry M. Callahan Artist.

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