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Weed Against Sky
by Harry Callahan ·
American,
1912 - 99
| Creation Date: |
1948 |
| Media & Support: |
Gelatin silver developed-out print |
| Dimensions: |
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches |
| Credit: |
Museum Purchase, Derby Fund |
A bold innovator and respected teacher, Harry Callahan
believed that photography had the power not only to
record the world but also to construct other realities.
He found great meaning in his highly personal responses
and relationships to the subjects he photographed. This
image is one of a series of nature studies he began in
the late 1940s. Here, he has used high-contrast printing
to eliminate middle tones, and thus some details, in order
to emphasize the starkly elegant calligraphy of the weed.
