Invitation, Mabou, Sept 26, '00

September 26, 2000

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a scenic landscape by the sea with handwritten notes around it. The photograph features a tall, cylindrical stone pillar set against a coastline with a body of water in the background and grassy terrain in the foreground. The sky above is partly cloudy. Surrounding the photograph are handwritten notes on a plain white paper, with text that includes date annotations, an invitation, and a personal message. The words "INVITATION" and "Personal" are prominently written. The handwriting varies in size and style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)

  • Credit Line

    Gift from the Estate of Kazuko Oshima

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.9 x 7.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 x 21.6 cm (10 15/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.108.7

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Kazuko Oshima, Japan; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, across top of image in red ink: invitation; in black ink along right side of sheet: Mabou Sept. 26.00. / personal / Dear Kazuko / to come to ESSEN, Germany / for my show: Dec. 8+9 / you be my guest / naturally / please confirm with / Ute Eskildsen / Museum Folkwang, Essen / will be in NY by Sept 29. / and will call you - stay healthy / always thinking a lot / about you Robert.

Wikidata ID

Q64161224

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