Scale--Hollywood

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is an image of a Toledo scale with a holiday greeting attached. The scale displays the brand name "Toledo" and the phrase "No Springs Honest Weight." In the foreground, there is a card with an illustration of a family entering a building and a holiday greeting featuring the American flag, wishing a happy new year and peace on earth from "Ma and Pa Gordon and Family." The background shows a retail environment with a partial price tag showing "55¢ EA" in the lower left corner.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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. 66.29.

Wikidata ID

Q64164657

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