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Archives of American Art
Harry M. Callahan papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.callharr
- Creators:
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Callahan, Harry M.
- Dates:
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1943-1975
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1,200 Items(microfilmed on 3 reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
REELS 935-936: Correspondence with the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Witkin Gallery, Ansel Adams and others regarding exhibitions of Callahan's work; publications by Callahan; exhibition material; notebooks; biographical material; reproductions of work by Callahan; and printed materials.
Scope and Contents
REEL 950: 40 photographs and contact prints of Callahan, his work and the work of other photographers.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Harry Callahan was a photographer in Providence, R.I. Born 1912. Taught at the Institute of Design at the Illimois Institute of Technology in Chicago, 1946-1961. Chair of photography department, Rhoad Island School of Design, 1961-1977. Died March 15, 1999.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 935-936 and 950 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for filming 1975 by Harry Callahan.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographers -- Rhode Island -- Providence | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Witkin Gallery | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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