Paint Rock Post Office, Alabama

1955, printed early 1970s

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a counter with post office boxes and signs, a table with various papers and posters on the wall, and two large potted plants on a stand. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray. Positioned centrally is the counter with "BE A VOLUNTEER" signage overhead, flanked by plants on the left and a table against a wall with posters on the right. The room is symmetrical with windows on both sides.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. George F. Hemphill, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p. 408.

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: PAINT ROCK-POST OFFICE ALABAMA USA in 1955 Robert Frank; all by later hands: on tape, lower right in red pencil: 110% 80-81 / TOP; lower right in blue ink: RETAIN ALL BLACK EDGE; upper center verso in black ink: 2

Wikidata ID

Q64164030

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