Store Window—Washington D.C.

January 1957

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a store window display showcasing formal wear. It includes a mannequin in a tuxedo next to a black and white photograph of an older man in a suit and tie. A "FORMAL WEAR" sign hangs above the display. The lighting highlights the elegance of the tuxedo. The background is minimalistic with thin lines adding to the sophistication. The reflection on the glass indicates the photo was taken from outside the store.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet/mount: 30.48 × 47.63 cm (12 × 18 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.5.1

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Frank, New York; (Pace Gallery, New York); Private collection, Chicago; (Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, March 2012; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2009, no. Americans 59.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: 1955 Robert Frank

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