Untitled

1958

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a group of women engaging with papers or documents. The photograph captures a moment where paper is the central object of interest among the group. In the foreground, the image is slightly blurred with a woman facing another whose expression is captured mid-sentence. They are dressed in classic fashion, possibly mid-20th-century attire including hats and accessories. The grayscale tones give the image a historical and documentary feel, emphasizing social interaction and textures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Kellogg Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 × 33.9 cm (8 7/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.198.2

  • Series Title

    "New York Is"

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Frank, New York; Lou Silverstein, New York; Elizabeth Kellogg, Roslyn Harbor, NY; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 9930

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