Peru

1948

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 39 gelatin silver prints

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    Overall (closed book): 20 x 26 x 1.6 cm (7 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
    overall (open book): 19.8 x 50 x 1.6 cm (7 13/16 x 19 11/16 x 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.147.7.1-41

  • Copyright

    © June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

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Associated Artworks

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The image shows a close-up view of individuals wearing hats, positioned closely to the camera. Features are blurred and merge into darker shades. In the background, snow-capped mountains stretch across the horizon under a bright, evenly lit sky. The image is in black and white, with a palette primarily of greyscale tones. There is a contrast between the dark figures and the light mountainous background. The left side of the image includes film strip markings.

Peru, page 1

Robert Frank

1948

This image shows a handwritten letter in German addressed to "Mama" with birthday wishes and plans to visit soon. It is signed "Dein Robert" and dated "New York March 1919." The cursive handwriting is in blue or black ink on plain white paper with a serrated edge on the left side.

Peru, page 3

Robert Frank

1948

The image shows two individuals partially captured. In the foreground, a child is visible from the waist up, facing the camera. The child has short hair mostly covered by a textured hat and wears a knitted sweater tied in the front. The facial features of the child are soft and round, with a direct gaze towards the camera. Behind the child, an adult's upper body is visible, sitting or leaning slightly forward while looking away from the camera. The adult, whose face is mostly obscured, wears a wide-brimmed hat and a striped garment. The background appears to be a sandy or rocky outdoor environment with some vegetation casting shadows.

Peru, page 5

Robert Frank

1948

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1996.

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. 28.

2000

  • "Hold Still-Keep Going", Museum Folkwang Essen; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, 2000-2001.

2004

  • Robert Frank: Storylines, Tate, London; Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona; Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, 2004 - 2005, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1994

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, pp. 60-61.

2004

  • Robert Frank: Storylines. Exh. cat., Tate, London; Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona; Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur; Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome. London: Tate Publishing, 2004.

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