Artist Index: Callahan, Harry

Cape Cod. Circa 1972. Gelatin silver print. 24,3 x 24,5 cm (27,8 x 30,2 cm). Signed by the photographer in pencil in margin lower right.

Harry Callahan was born in Detroit, Michigan and started photographing in 1938. In 1946, he was appointed by László Moholy-Nagy to teach photography at the Institute of Design in Chicago. By the time he retired in 1977, he was teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design. His technical method was to go out almost every morning, walk the city he lived in and take numerous pictures. He then spent almost every afternoon making proof prints of that day's best negatives. Yet, in spite of all his activity, Callahan, by his own estimates, produced no more than half a dozen final images a year. – Small retouched spot, minimal diagonal scuff line in upper sky area, only visible at an angle, one minimal handling dent upper right, corners minimally bumped, otherwise a fine tonal print in near excellent condition.

Lit.: The Museum of Modern Art. Harry Callahan. New York 1976/77, ill. p. 192.
Harry Callahan. Water's Edge. New York 1980, ill. p. 47.
Double Vision: Photographs from the Strauss Collection. University Art Museum, Long Beach 2000, ill.

Callahan, Harry. Color. 1941-1980. Edited by Robert Tow and Ricker Winsor. Foreword by Jonathan Williams. Afterword by A. D. Coleman. 10 Bl. Mit ca. 50 Abb. auf Tafeln nach Fotografien von Harry Callahan. 35 x 35,5 cm. OLeinenband mit monr. Deckelillustration (etwas lichtrandig). In OLeinenschuber. (Los Angeles, Matrix, 1980).
Sehr gutes Exemplar.

Skyscrapers. 1970s/printed early 1980s. Dye transfer print. 24,2 x 36,5 cm (45,3 x 56,8 cm). Unsigned.

Harry Callahan's color photographs, crafted in the later years of his career, are highly acclaimed for their vivid, introspective, and frequently abstract characteristics. These images delve into a diverse array of subjects, encompassing landscapes, cityscapes, and portraiture. The introduction of color to his work brought an extra dimension of depth and emotional resonance, enriching his already compelling body of photographic art. – A few handling marks in margins, a few minimal surface scuff marks, small tear in upper right corner in margin, otherwise in very good condition.

"Acme Sign Shop, Providence". 1977/printed 1980-81. Dye transfer print. 22,3 x 34 cm (28,2 x 35,4 cm). Signed by the photographer in pencil in margin lower right; number notations in pencil on the verso.

Harry Callahan was born in Detroit, Michigan and started photographing in 1938. In 1946, he was appointed by László Moholy-Nagy to teach photography at the Institute of Design in Chicago. By the time he retired in 1977, he was teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design. His technical method was to go out almost every morning, walk the city he lived in and take numerous pictures. He then spent almost every afternoon making proof prints of that day's best negatives. He also traveled extensively. Yet, in spite of all his activity, Callahan, by his own estimates, produced no more than half a dozen final images a year. – Some light handling marks in margins, otherwise in very good condition with strong colors.

Cape Cod, Grass. Circa 1979/printed 1980s. Dye transfer print. 28,5 x 27,5 cm (39 x 35 cm). Unsigned, with printer's stamp and signed by the printer in pencil on the verso.

In very good condition with strong colors.

Providence. 1961/printed 1980s. Dye transfer print. 24 x 36,5 cm (44,8 x 57 cm).

A few light handling marks in margins, otherwise in excellent condition with strong colors.

Ireland. 1979/printed early 1980s. Dye transfer print. 24 x 36,8 cm (44,6 x 57,2 cm). Number notations in pencil on the verso.

In very good condition with bright colors.

Lit.: Keith F. Davis. Harry Callahan: New Color, Photographs 1978 - 1988. Kansas City 1988, ill. p. 39.

Atlanta 1978; New York 1978. Printed early 1980s. 2 dye transfer prints. Each circa 18 x 26 cm (27 x 35,7 cm).

In excellent condition.

Ireland. 1979/printed 1980s. Dye transfer print. 24,5 x 36,5 cm (44,5 x 57 cm).

Some handling creases in the margin, otherwise in near excellent condition with strong colors.

Lit.: Keith F. Davis. Harry Callahan: New Color, Photographs 1978 - 1988. Kansas City 1988, ill. p. 41.

Ireland. 1979/printed 1980s. Dye transfer print. 24,2 x 36,5 cm (44,5 x 57 cm).

Morocco.1981/printed 1980s. Dye transfer print. 24,2 x 36,3 cm.



Literatur: Keith F. Davis. Harry Callahan: New Color, Photographs 1978 - 1988. Kansas City 1988, ill. p. 55 and cover illustration.

Ireland. 1979/printed early 1980s. Dye transfer print. 24,3 x 36,7 cm (44,8 x 56 cm). Number notations in pencil on the verso.

A few handling marks and crease in upper left in margin, otherwise in near excellent condition.

Lit.: Keith F. Davis. Harry Callahan: New Color, Photographs 1978 - 1988. Kansas City 1988, ill. p. 38.

Egypt. 1978/printed early 1980s. Dye transfer print. 24,5 x 36,5 cm (45,3 x 57 cm).

A few handling marks in margins, otherwise in near excellent condition.

Lit.: Keith F. Davis. Harry Callahan: New Color. Photographs 1978 - 1988. Kansas City 1988, ill. p. 29.