Handwriting on window, convention hall--Chicago

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a wall with graffiti. The image shows a textured surface covered in various handwritten inscriptions and markings. Prominent among them is the phrase "John loves Wilma at Myrtle sometimes Sophia," written in a cursive style. Other writings and scribbles are scattered across the wall, with some overlapping lines and sketches, including a circular doodle on the right. The photograph's gritty feel is emphasized by the grainy texture of the wall and the monochromatic tone of the image. At the top of the photograph, part of a fence or railing is faintly visible.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64165158

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