Black and White Photographers Pt. 2

http://www.pacemacgill.com/biography.php?artist=Harry%20Callahan
https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/harry-callahan?all/all/all/all/0

Harry Callahan was born in 1912 and died at the age of 87 in 1999. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and went to Michigan State University where he quickly quit to take a job at Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation. It was there he joined their Camera Club and began to learn about photography. He began to seriously consider photography when famous photographer Ansel Adams came and gave a lecture. Photography wasn't regarded as highly at the time so when Callahan quit to purse photography, he had to get a job in commercial photography to help support his family. He went on on teach at the Rhode Island School of Design where his following grew. He went on to win countless awards and is still featured in showcases long after his death in 1999.

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