Harry Callahan (photographer)

Harry Morey Callahan (October 22, 1912 – March 15, 1999) was an American photographer and educator. He taught at both the Institute of Design in Chicago and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Harry Morey Callahan
Born(1912-10-22)October 22, 1912
Detroit, Michigan
DiedMarch 15, 1999(1999-03-15) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
AwardsEdward MacDowell Medal
1993
National Medal of Arts
1996

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.

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