PhotographsAmerican20th century

Wells Street, Chicago

1949, printed later

Artists

Harry CallahanArtist

Classification

Photographs

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Photographs

Dimensions

image: 16.4 x 17.7 cm (6 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.) sheet: 17.3 x 20.9 cm (6 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Eugene P. and Barbara J. Polk, Prescott, Arizona, gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.

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