Harry Callahan

2 photographs, each signed in pencil in the margin, and one signed, dated and annotated '66 P Chicago 1958' in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1958, printed later (Photographer at Work, pl. 72; Callahan, p. 120) (2)

Both prints are in generally very good condition. There is minor creasing in the margins and corners, with some tiny attendant emulsion loss. Faint fingerprints and soiling are also visible in the margins and on the reverse. Print with car at the right side of the composition: On the reverse '(S129 variant) light 27' and 'HCA098' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil. When viewed under ultraviolet light, this print appears to fluoresce faintly. (Photographer at Work, pl. 72) Print with cluster of pedestrians at the right side of the composition: On the reverse of the print the following is written in an unidentified hand in pencil: 'EM45' and 'S-129.' When viewed under ultraviolet light, this print appears to fluoresce. (El Mochuelo, p. 45; Callahan, p. 120; Aperture, p. 57)
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