Harry Callahan
Eleanor and Barbara, Lake Michigan
c. 1953
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Harry Callahan
Eleanor and Barbara, Lake Michigan
c. 1953
Physical Qualities
Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 203 x 253 mm. (8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Image: 198 x 246 mm. (7 13/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara and Gene Polk, Prescott, Arizona
Object Number
2003.288
This photograph is one of several compositions that Callahan made of Eleanor and their daughter Barbara during their family outings. Rather than taking this picture with a light, portable camera, Callahan chose to employ a large, cumbersome 8x10-inch view camera, which can capture greater detail and depth. This combination of an older photographic apparatus with a newer “snapshot” aesthetic is characteristic of Callahan’s playful, open approach to photography.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 2003; Eugene and Barbara Polk, Prescott, Arizona.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Black, White & Abstract: Callahan, Siskind, White," May 17 - October 1, 2017.
Inscribed: RECTO: BRC (graphite): [artist signature] "Harry Callahan"; VERSO: [check]
