Eleanor, Chicago
| Artist | Harry Callahan (American, 1912–1999) |
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| Title | Eleanor, Chicago |
| Series | Photographic Issue 2, Student Independent |
| Date | 1952, printed 1957 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.2 × 24.1 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm) Mount: 10 3/4 × 13 in. (27.3 × 33 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.X.10.2 |
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a figure standing in a forest of bare trees. The figure is distant and small in the frame. They wear a long black coat.
Harry Callahan - Eleanor, Chicago - Gelatin silver print - Chicago | Illinois | United StatesA self-taught photographer from Detroit, Callahan became one of the most influential teachers and photographers to be associated with the Institute of Design in Chicago, and later with the Rhode Island School of Design. Recognized for his clean, crisp printing style and for his elegant formal design, Callahan often worked in series. One of his favorite subjects was his wife Eleanor Knapp (sometimes photographed with their daughter Barbara). From the mid-1940s through the 1960s, he produced an intimate family album composed of over a hundred images. More than merely portraits, they reflect Callahan's unique way of "seeing photographically."
| Publisher | Institute of Design, Chicago |
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| Series Title | Photographic Issue 2, Student Independent |
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"Eleanor, Chicago | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.X.10.2