Artist
Harry Callahan (American, 1912–1999)American, 1912–1999
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Multiple Exposure Trees, Chicago
Date1956
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (24.3 × 23.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (29.7 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (29.7 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number87.168
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Whether photographing landscapes,
city scenes, and pedestrians, or studies of his wife and daughter, Harry Callahan
maintained a simplicity of line, as in the calligraphic blades of grass shown
here. He worked in both black and white and color, exploring different
techniques like multiple and extended exposures, collage, and extreme contrast
printing that exemplify the experimental philosophy and formal abstraction of Modernist
photography.
Provenance[R. E. Clemons Photography, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1987.
Exhibition History"Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004 - January 30, 2005. Millennium Gallery and Public Corridor.
"Passionate Vision: Celebrating the Life and Photographic Work of Beaumont Newhall," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor and Coat Check Room Gallery, January 15-May 4, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top edge in pencil " EM 102 "
bottom right below image in pencil " Harry Callahan "
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