Sand Erosion, Horseneck Beach, Massachusetts
1978, printed 1979
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dye imbibition print
Dimensions
image: 18.42 × 18 cm (7 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 22.86 × 21.91 cm (9 × 8 5/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Richard W. and Susan R. Gessner)
Accession Number
2015.19.4208
Art Historical Context
**Sand Erosion, Horseneck, Massachusetts** (1978, printed 1979) captures the drama of nature's sculpting force through the lens of Harry Callahan, a American photographer renowned for his abstract explorations of form, light, and texture. late in Callahan's career at age 66, this square-format image from Horseneck Beach in Massachusettsnear his Westport home—likely reveals intricate patterns of wind-swept sand and tidal erosion, transforming a fleeting coastal moment into timeless geometry. Callahan, who taught at the Institute of Design in Chicago and Rhode Island School of Design, bridged mo...
About the Artist
Harry Callahan
Harry Morey Callahan (1912–1999) was a pioneering American photographer whose self-taught ingenuity transformed everyday scenes into profound visual poetry. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he briefly studied engineering at Michigan State University before working at Chrysler, where he joined the company camera club. In 1938, Callahan took up photography as a hobby, but a 1941 lecture by Ansel Adams ins...