Bad Dream in Los Angeles

1978

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a damaged sign and an outdated television set. In the top part, a black and white photograph displays a broken sign hanging from a building. The sign has cracks and missing parts, with a broom or brush extending diagonally across it. In the lower part, an old box television is shown in a dimly lit room with a reflection on the screen. Strips of black tape are attached to the television frame. The words "BAD DREAM in Los Angeles March 28, 1978" are visible at the bottom of the photograph in casual script.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds from the Collectors Committee by NGA, 1993.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York: Pantheon Books, 1989: pl. 110.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: BAD DREAM in Los Angeles March 28 1978; lower right in black ink: Robert Frank

Wikidata ID

Q64161353

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