Wells Street, Chicago
Date1949
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/2 × 7 inches (16.5 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 6 7/8 × 8 1/16 inches (17.5 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Richard and Ronay Menschel.
Object number2022.74
Copyright© The Estate of Harry Callahan, courtesy Pace Gallery.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextHarry Callahan took up photography as a hobby in 1938 but began to view the medium more seriously after Ansel Adams spoke to his local camera club in 1941. He learned photography on his own and eventually joined the faculty at the New Bauhaus (later Institute of Design) in Chicago at the invitation of László Moholy-Nagy. Chicago was a frequent subject of his work, especially the city's famed architecture, and Callahan often framed its buildings in a very straightforward, formalist approach that drew attention to their symmetry and architectural details.Subject MatterChicago, Illinois, United States of America
