Letter to Kazuko

n.d.

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph showing a snowy landscape with a handwritten letter overlaid. The image features a desolate, snow-covered scene with various piles of rocks and wood covered in snow in the foreground. A single pole with an animal skull mounted on it is also visible. A snow-covered hill stretches towards the horizon where an ocean meets the sky. The lower half of the image contains the handwritten letter, beginning with "Dear Kazuko," and expressing sentiments on travel and well-being before ending with a signature. The handwriting is distinctive and cursive, with annotations and asterisks for clarification.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print, black ink

  • Credit Line

    Gift from the Estate of Kazuko Oshima

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.3 x 12.4 cm (3 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.4 x 12.4 cm (9 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.108.8

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, below image on sheet in black ink: Dear Kazuko / getting ready to go N / Hope you continue [?] / travel - I will take / care of myself + think / of you and all instructions / received - Stay well for / many years - / you will hear from me / your friend - The other CAT / R.

Wikidata ID

Q64161219

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