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Harry Callahan 1912–1999

Eleanor, Chicago (from the Student Independent 2 portfolio)

1952 / printed 1957
vintage gelatin silver print image: 7½ h × 9½ w in (19 × 24 cm) sheet: 8½ h × 10 w in (22 × 25 cm) mount: 10¾ h × 13 w in (27 × 33 cm)
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $1,134
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literature: Photographs, Callahan, pl. 4 Harry Callahan: The Photographer at Work, Salvesen, pg. 144

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I have always lived in simple places. There is nothing extraordinary about these places, but somehow I find them beautiful. In the Midwest, the highest hill is about 150 feet. It isn't spectacular like the western United States and, even though I have been out there, I find beauty in the landscape in the Midwest. I feel that, instead of photographing a sand dune, I can photograph a footprint in the sand; instead of a mountain, a dense group of trees.

Harry Callahan

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