Harry Callahan (photographer)
American photographer and educator (1912–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harry Morey Callahan (October 22, 1912 – March 15, 1999) was an American photographer and educator.[1][2] He taught at both the Institute of Design in Chicago and the Rhode Island School of Design.
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Born | Harry Morey Callahan (1912-10-22)October 22, 1912 |
Died | March 15, 1999(1999-03-15) (aged 86) |
Nationality | American |
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Awards | Edward MacDowell Medal 1993 National Medal of Arts 1996 |
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Callahan's first solo exhibition was at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1951. He had a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1976/1977. Callahan was a recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal and the National Medal of Arts. He represented the United States in the Venice Biennale in 1978.