Eleanor, Chicago
- Title:
- Eleanor, Chicago
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- History of photography
- Creator:
- Callahan, Harry
- Creation Date:
- 1949
- ID Number:
- 2017.045.005
- File Name:
- 2017.045.005.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver prints
- Subject:
- Art and Photography
modernism
Chicago - Measurement:
- 35.6 x 27.9 (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- A woman, the photographer's wife and frequent subject, Eleanor, with eyes closed, her white face framed by long dark hair, immersed in moving water to her shoulders. Around the woman, nothing is visible but water and the light reflecting on it. The woman's face is inscrutable, her eyes are fully shut as is her mouth, her face is evenly lit and direct toward the camera. Her hair is parted in the center and its slight waves in the water make it hard to find the boundary between her hair and shadows in the water.
- Notes:
- Matted gelatin silver print.
- Cite As:
- Harry Callahan (American, 1912–1999), Eleanor, Chicago, 1949. Gelatin silver print, 35.6 x 27.9 cm. Gift of Ronay Menschel, Glass of 1964, and Richard Menschel, 2017.045.005.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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