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For Secret Ceremony

2000

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a large hand holding a pair of scissors on the left side. Next to the hand is a box labeled "Jumbo Magic Black Snakes" with a snake illustration. The color palette is mostly grayscale with some red accents. The hand and scissors are on the left side, with the box slightly to the right and crumpled paper below.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift from the Estate of Kazuko Oshima
Dimensions

image: 14.7 x 20.3 cm (5 13/16 x 8 in.)
sheet: 15.7 x 20.7 cm (6 3/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.108.16
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Estate of Kazuko Oshima

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right under image in brown ink: for secret ceremony 2000

Wikidata ID

Q64163984

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