Harry Callahan

(American, 1912–1999)

Harry Callahan was a pioneering American photographer who worked in both color and black-and-white. Among his best-known works are the numerous portraits of his wife Eleanor, who served as a constant model throughout his career. His prolific practice included taking took dozens of photographs a day. Callahan's output, however, was exceptionally curated, and he consistently produced less than ten finished prints a year. “I guess I've shot about 40,000 negatives and of these I have about 800 pictures I like,” he once said. Born on October 22, 1912 in Detroit, MI, Callahan taught at the Institute of Design in Chicago, and went on to found the renowned photography department at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence in 1961. During this time period, he served as an influential teacher to many important young American photographers. Callahan accumulated many honors during his life, including being featured in Edward Steichen's landmark “The Family of Man” exhibition in 1955, and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996. The artist died on March 15, 1999 in Atlanta, GA, leaving behind some 100,000 negatives and 10,000 proof prints. Today, Callahan’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

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London's Royal Academy of Arts to Stage UK's First Survey of Abstract Expressionism in Six Decades

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Unprecedented Gift to Whitney Museum's Photo Collection

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Harry Callahan Artworks

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Harry Callahan (2,164 results)
Aix-en-Provence, 1958

Harry Callahan

Aix-en-Provence, 1958

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Rhode Island (Grasses), 1965

Harry Callahan

Rhode Island (Grasses), 1965

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Grasses, Wisconsin, 1958

Harry Callahan

Grasses, Wisconsin, 1958

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Chicago (Street scene), 1958

Harry Callahan

Chicago (Street scene), 1958

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Chicago (Pedestrians), 1961

Harry Callahan

Chicago (Pedestrians), 1961

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Barbara and Eleanor, Chicago, 1953

Harry Callahan

Barbara and Eleanor, Chicago, 1953

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Eleanor, 1947

Harry Callahan

Eleanor, 1947

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Cape Cod, 1972

Harry Callahan

Cape Cod, 1972

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Untitled (Chalk wall scrawls), 1940–1949

Harry Callahan

Untitled (Chalk wall scrawls), 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 14, 2004

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Collage, Chicago, 1957

Harry Callahan

Collage, Chicago, 1957

Sale Date: October 14, 2004

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Collage, 1956

Harry Callahan

Collage, 1956

Sale Date: October 14, 2004

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Chicago, fall, 1958

Harry Callahan

Chicago, fall, 1958

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Selected images of Morocco and Portugal , 1981–1982

Harry Callahan

Selected images of Morocco and Portugal , 1981–1982

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Cape Cod, 1972

Harry Callahan

Cape Cod, 1972

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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At the water's edge (vol. of 200 w/colophon, , 1980

Harry Callahan

At the water's edge (vol. of 200 w/colophon, , 1980

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Eleanor, Chicago, 1949

Harry Callahan

Eleanor, Chicago, 1949

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Eleanor, 1949

Harry Callahan

Eleanor, 1949

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Untitled (Lake with Eleanor on far shore), 1950

Harry Callahan

Untitled (Lake with Eleanor on far shore), 1950

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Eleanor and Barbara, Chicago, 1953

Harry Callahan

Eleanor and Barbara, Chicago, 1953

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Chicago, 1961

Harry Callahan

Chicago, 1961

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Untitled, 1970–1979

Harry Callahan

Untitled, 1970–1979

Sale Date: July 8, 2004

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New York (World Trade Center), 1974–1974

Harry Callahan

New York (World Trade Center), 1974–1974

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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New York (World Trade Center), 1974–1974

Harry Callahan

New York (World Trade Center), 1974–1974

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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New York (World Trade Center), 1974–1974

Harry Callahan

New York (World Trade Center), 1974–1974

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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