Callahan, Harry. Harry Callahan: Photographs in Color, The Years 1946-1978.

Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, 1980. Exhibit curated by Sally Stein and Terence R. Pitts.  Catalog for exhibit that opened at CCP in 1979 and traveled in 1980 to Museum of New Mexico, Akron Art Institute and Hudson River Museum, Yonkers. Includes checklist of 53 works. Extensive essay by Sally Stein and 8 color plates. Wraps, 40 pages. Like new. Summary:

Published in 1980 by the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, Harry Callahan: Photographs in Color, The Years 1946–1978 is an exhibition catalogue documenting master photographer Harry Callahan’s pioneering early explorations in color imagery. Curated by Sally Stein and Terence R. Pitts, the 40-page publication features an introduction by Pitts, an analytical essay by Stein, and color plate reproductions spanning over three decades of Callahan's work.

The volume highlights Callahan’s parallel commitment to color photography—a medium he experimented with simultaneously alongside his famous black-and-white practice long before color was widely embraced by fine-art institutions. Through studies of urban architecture, vibrant signage, nature, and intimate portraits of his family, the catalogue demonstrates how Callahan applied his signature formal abstractions, graphic geometry, and subtle color relationships to pioneer a distinct visual language in American color photography.

Harry Callahan (1912–1999) was an American photographer and educator who became one of the most influential figures in modern American photography. Self-taught initially, his path transformed after attending a 1941 workshop led by Ansel Adams, which inspired him to explore strict visual formalisms and the expressive potential of the camera. Recruited by László Moholy-Nagy in 1946 to teach at the Institute of Design in Chicago, and later heading the photography department at the Rhode Island School of Design, Callahan shaped generations of artists while maintaining a intensely personal creative practice. Known for his elegant experiments with high contrast, double exposures, light trails, and intimate portraits of his wife Eleanor and daughter Barbara, his work seamlessly bridged formal abstraction with deeply felt personal narrative, establishing him as a master of 20th-century American photography.