Callahan, Harry M.

Self-taught American photographer, known also as an instructor (Art Institute of Chicago, Rhode Island School of Design). His work frequently depicts the dichotomies in nature, with light and shadow, and positive and negative space forming as much of the image as solid objects.

From the description of Harry Callahan Collection. 1946-1978. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122632973

Callahan, Harry. American Photographer. Born: Detroit, Michigan, October 22, 1912. Education: Attended public school in Royal Oak, Michigan; studied engineering at Michigan State College, East Lansing, 1931-33; self-taught in photography. Family: Married Eleanor Knapp in 1936; daughter: Barbara. Careeer: Photographer since 1938. Worked for Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation, Detroit, 1934-44; Processing Assistant, General Motors Photographic Laboratories, Detroit, 1944-45. Instructor in Photography, 1946-49, and Head of the Department of Photography, 1949-61, Institute of Design, Illnois Institute of Technology, Chicago; Associate Professor, 1961-64, Professor, 1964-77, and Chairman of the Department of Photography, 1961-73, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence. Visiting Instructor, Black Mountain College, North Carolina, 1951, University of California Extension, Berkeley, 1966, and University of Massachusetts, Boston, 1974. Recipient: Diploma and Plaque, Photokina exhibition, Cologne, 1951; Graham Foundation Grant, 1956; Photography Award, Rhode Island Arts Festival, 1963; Rhode Island Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, 1969; Distinguished Contribution Award, National Association of Schools, 1972; Guggenheim Fellowship, 1972; Photographer and Educator Award, Society for Photographic Education, 1976; Brandeis Award, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1985. Honored Photographer, Rencontres Internationale de la Photographie, Arles, France, 1977. D.F.A.: Rhode Island School of Design, 1978. Died: Atlanta,1999.

From the description of Harry Callahan : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 700517415

Photographer; New York, N.Y. Born 1912. Taught at the Institute of Design at the Illimois Institute of Technology in Chicago, 1946-1961. Chair of photography department, Rhoad Island School of Design, 1961-1977. Died March 15, 1999.

From the description of Harry M. Callahan interview, 1975 Feb. 13 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 245521103

From the description of Harry M. Callahan interview, 1975 Feb. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185039

Photographer; Providence, R.I. Born 1912. Taught at the Institute of Design at the Illimois Institute of Technology in Chicago, 1946-1961. Chair of photography department, Rhoad Island School of Design, 1961-1977. Died March 15, 1999.

From the description of Harry M. Callahan papers, 1943-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455392

Harry M. Callahan (1912-1999) was a photographer of New York, N.Y.

Taught at the Institute of Design at the Illimois Institute of Technology in Chicago, 1946-1961. Chair of photography department, Rhoad Island School of Design, 1961-1977.

From the description of Oral history interview with Harry M. Callahan, 1975 Feb. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397220