Detroit

© The Estate of Harry Callahan, Courtesy Pace Gallery

Detroit

Currently not on view

Detroit,

1941

Harry Callahan, 1912–1999; born Detroit, MI; died Atlanta, GA; active Chicago, IL, and Providence, RI
1999-213

Information

Title
Detroit
Dates

1941

Maker
Harry Callahan
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
17.1 × 23.3 cm (6 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.) mount: 38.3 × 33 cm (15 1/16 × 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert A. Wayne, Class of 1960
Object Number
1999-213
Place Made

North America, United States, Michigan, Detroit

Inscription
Signed and dated ink ink, verso center: Harry Callahan / Detroit 1941
Reference Numbers
EM 88
Culture
American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
mounting, gelatin silver process
Subject
grass, lakes

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