Procession/Valencia

1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a group of women walking along a street. The image captures a line of women dressed in dark, flowing outfits, most of them wearing scarves or shawls on their heads. They are walking in a row along a paved street, with an old, textured wall in the background. The wall is marked by a few visible cracks and weathered patches. The women are carrying accessories like fans and bags. The photograph is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

This is a photograph of a marching band walking along a street. The image shows a group of individuals in uniform, some carrying musical instruments. The figures are in a row, each wearing dark hats and light-colored jackets. The instruments include brass, with one featured in the foreground. A solitary figure walks in the opposite direction in the background. The backdrop is a plain wall, emphasizing the individuals and instruments. The photo has a monochrome palette.

Parade/Valencia

Robert Frank

1952

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Robert Frank: Moving Out, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Yokohama Museum of Art; Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, 1994-1996, no. 50.

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, illus.p.88.

2009

  • Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2009, no. 27.

Wikidata ID

Q64163072

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