Known as one of the most significant photographers of the 20th century. His work "reinvented reality, to charge it with personal, even mythic, resonance." (Davis) October 22, 1912- March 15, 1999
Born in Detroit, Michigan, he worked for Chrysler at a young age and eventually dropped out to study at Michigan State, then, he actually went back to Chrysler and joined the camera club. He began teaching himself photography at the age of 38. When Ansel Adams came to Detroit for a photography workshop, Callahan was able to meet him and was struck by his "crisp nature studies and precise prints" (Salvesen) He later met Stieglitz and was inspired by his series of portraits of Georgia O'keeffe, which was what started his incredibly long series of Portraits of his wife, Eleanor. In 1946 Callahan was asked to join his friend Adam Siegel at the Institute of Design in Chicago. His work is in Museums all over America today.
Eleanor, 1948
Eleanor, 1948
Sources
http://www.ethertongallery.com/html/artist_detail.php?recordID=2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Callahan_(photographer)
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