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Balcony/Valencia

1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image depicts an upper section of a building with a person standing on a small balcony. The person is viewed from the waist up, leaning against the railing and looking down. Facial features are not clearly visible due to the black and white color scheme. The person appears to be a child with short, dark hair, wearing a light-colored shirt. The balcony has a simple design with a metal railing and partly open curtains inside the doorway. In the background, there is an old stucco wall with visible cracks and weathering. Rectangular signs on the wall are visible, with one reading "INCENDIOS" and another marked with the number "2 Accessorio."

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 23.3 x 33.1 cm (9 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
sheet: 27.1 x 39 cm (10 11/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.29.18
Series Title

Black White and Things
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

The image depicts a group of young girls in varied positions, some standing and others walking in a procession. They wear long white dresses with veils covering their heads, and carry bouquets of flowers. Surrounding them are women and children against a stone wall backdrop. — Communion/Valencia

Robert Frank

1952

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64163007

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