Harry Callahan
Bob Fine

Bob Fine

© Estate of Harry Callahan, courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York

Bob Fine
Bob Fine
ArtistAmerican, 1912–1999
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bob Fine
Datec. 1952
Place depictedUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.8 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number75.367
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Whether of landscapes, everyday objects, or portraits, Harry Callahan’s photographic works exemplify the experimental philosophy and formal abstraction of Modernist photography. In his portrait of the architect Bob Fine, Callahan plays with the boundaries of portraiture. Rather than highlight the face of his subject, Callahan presents Fine as a miniature form at center of the composition in a swath of light between two looming structures, a nod to Fine’s profession. Despite its unusual approach, this photograph appeared in a Life magazine profile of Fine in place of a traditional portrait.


Provenance[The Cronin Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right corner on image " Harry Callahan "
verso top center in pencil " Harry Callahan "

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