Me and My Brother

1965-1968

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image displays a collection of rectangular shapes in a grid-like pattern, forming an abstract collage of photographs and film stills. The frames feature human faces and figures in different settings and expressions, akin to a film strip or contact sheet. Some frames show close-ups of faces resembling film portraits, while others depict motion and gestures similar to scenes from a theater production or performance. The repetition of the words "Orlovsky" and "Chaiken" hints at names of individuals, giving insight into the fragmented personalities and moments depicted in the abstract composition.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds from the Edward E. MacCrone Fund by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 85.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Robert Frank Me and My Brother / 1966-69; center verso in blue ink: From [underlined]: Me and My Brother / R Frank; all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: 360-VII / upper right verso in graphite: 360-VII (L) / LOMH 85 / RF.275.1

Wikidata ID

Q64164036

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