Image

RISDM 74-091.tif

Harry Callahan

Wires, Providence (No. 111)

Description

Maker

Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999 b. Detroit, Michigan), (RISD Faculty 1961 - 1976, Photography)

Title

Wires, Providence (No. 111)

Year

1965

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed beneath image LR

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase with the aid of the National Endowment for the Arts and Neuberger Fund

Object Number

74.091

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing the Line
Mar 30, 2001 – Jun 10, 2001

Label copy

The lines of these images were not drawn but captured with a camera. In the top photograph, Harry Callahan framed telephone and/or electric wires against an overcast sky and transformed them into an elegant, spare abstract composition. The delicate pairs of lines soar diagonally upward, conveying the energy they embody. In the bottom image, the energy is condensed in a tight composition of entangled plant stems at the center of the picture.

Harry Callahan
A Selection from the Permanent Collection
Sep 10, 1999 – Dec 05, 1999

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Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999 b. Detroit, Michigan)
Wires, Providence (No. 111), 1965
Gelatin silver print
25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 inches)
Museum purchase with the aid of the National Endowment for the Arts and Neuberger Fund 74.091

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