Harry Callahan

09.08.06

The Art Insitute had some interesting exhibits although Paul may not remember since he took a bit of a nap at the Harry Callahan photography exhibit.



Two things stand out in the Harry Callahan exhibit:

1- He liked to take pictures of his wife's butt. There are pictures of her naked behind taken over the course of 13 years. Many were in outdoor scenes, hotels, etc. Some were artsy and some were just a bit too real and depressing for my taste. She must have been the most tolerant person.





2 - One of his photo series focused on prairie grasses that showed movement and patterns. Not entirely interesting in and of itself. But his reaction to the media critiques. There is a quote in response to one art expert's interpretation of these pictures in which Harry states that the assigning meaning to his photographs was ridiculous - he only took the pictures because he thought the grasses were pretty.