Eleanor, Chicago, 1952

Image Information
Creator	Harry Callahan, North American; American, Born: US, MI, Detroit, 1912, Died: US, GA, Atlanta, 1999
Title	Eleanor, Chicago, 1952
Work Type	Photographs
Date	1952
Location	US, IL, Chicago
Material	gelatin silver print
Measurements	19.2 x 24.1 cm.
Description	recto-(printed on mount) 28 Full View
Repository	George Eastman House Rochester, New York, USA Gift of Ray K. Metzker 79:0097:0029 http://www.eastmanhouse.org/
Related Item	Callahan, Harry. --Photographs.-- Santa Barbara: El Mochuelo Gallery, 1964. pl. 4.
Subject	landscape, figure in
ARTstor Collection	George Eastman House Collection Formerly in The AMICO Library
ID Number	GEH_.79:0097:0029
Source	Data From: George Eastman House
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I chose this photo because I find the composition and the images in it very intriguing. The dark irregular lines of the tree trunks, branches and shadows split the image into fragments giving texture to the photo. The trees' shadows almost make it appear as though there are deep cracks in the ground. The dark figure in the distance is too far away for the viewer to read a facial expression thus adding to the ominous mood of the wooded scene.