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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
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Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Jack Kerouac

1959

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image portrays a man seated at a desk, seen from the waist up. He is leaning slightly forward, focusing on a typewriter on the desk. His facial features are partially obscured, but he has short, dark hair styled back. He is wearing a patterned plaid shirt. The surrounding environment reveals an office or study with boxes and a lamp. The background includes a window with curtains and a wallpaper featuring floral motifs.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 27.7 x 21.1 cm (10 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1163
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64165195

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