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Harry Callahan

(Detroit, Michigan, 1912 - 1999, Atlanta, Georgia)

Neon Lights, Chicago

1946 (printed 1980-81)

Dye transfer print

8 13/16 x 13 5/8 in. (22.4 x 34.5 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Soraya Betterton

2006.77

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Callahan believed in photographing intuitively. Throughout his lengthy career, he experimented with and innovated numerous photographic techniques. In Neon Lights, Chicago, he moved the camera during a long exposure to capture the energy and vibrancy of the city.

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