San Francisco

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows two people seated on the grass, looking towards the camera. The woman on the left has short hair and is wearing a dark jacket. The man on the right has closely cropped hair and is also wearing a dark jacket. In the background, there is a cityscape with residential buildings, cars on the street, and trees. The image is captured in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 48.1 x 32.1 cm (18 15/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 40.7 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.65.1

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 53.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: San Francisco 1956; lower right in black ink: Robert Frank; by later hands, upper left verso in graphite: RF.235 / LOMH 53

Wikidata ID

Q64161330

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