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HARRY CALLAHAN

1912 - 1999

BiographyBorn in Detroit, Michigan, Harry Callahan is considered one of the great innovators of modern American photography. He was a hobbyist until 1941, when he was inspired by Ansel Adams' work to find his own photographic style. Throughout his career, Callahan photographed a number of different subjects including city streets and pedestrians, landscapes, as well as his wife, Eleanor, and daughter, Barbara. He masterfully offered glimpses of the ordinary elements of life in an elegant, modernist style. Callahan also explored many different techniques including the use of extreme contrast, collage, multiple and time exposures, and camera motion. In 1946 Callahan became an Instructor at the Institute of Design (1946-49), and later Head of the Photography Department at the ID (1949-61). He went on to teach at the Rhode Island School in of Design in 1961 and finally retired in 1977 after a successful 50-year career as a photographer and educator.

http://www.stephendaitergallery.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=25, accessed on 3/26/2012

Entered by Kirsten Weber, curatorial assistant, 3/27/2012

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