I Want to Escape

1993

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image is a collage of four black and white photographs. The top left photograph shows a flat-roofed building and a telephone pole. The top right features a vintage car parked near white fences. The bottom left image shows a close-up of a building's architectural details. The bottom right photograph displays a handwritten note with words like "Silence," "Dark," and "escape." The composition emphasizes stark contrasts and a monochromatic palette, evoking a sense of isolation and contemplation.

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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. 152.

Bibliography

1994

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, pp. 292-293.

Wikidata ID

Q64164062

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