The Robert Frank Collection

Robert Frank's camera used for 40 Fotos

Robert Frank's camera used for 40 Fotos

Technical Material (612)

Technical material in the collection includes prints and contact sheets from Frank's negatives that have been printed by the National Gallery rather than the artist himself. Some are duplicates of contact sheets printed by Frank (for instance, the Spain contact sheets from 1948–1949, 1952) while others are made from negatives that Frank did not print. Five prints in this group (T1994.37.211.19–24) may be vintage prints. These objects are not accessioned works of art. Technical material is detailed in Robert Frank Technical Material.

The collection includes one camera that Frank used in Switzerland for his 40 Fotos project. It is a Voightländer camera that takes 9 x 12 cm film. It appears that Frank used both glass and film negatives in this camera.

Robert Frank Collection Guide

The Collection

        Photographs

            Photographs by Other Photographers   

        Work Prints

        Contact Sheets

        Negatives

        Volumes

        Drawing

        Technical Material

        Papers, Books, and Recordings

        Film and Video

Provenance

Biography

Bibliography

Access and Rights