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Peru 4

1948

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a collection of film contact sheets. The image shows several strips of black and white film negatives laid out on a single frame, each containing a sequence of black and white photographs. Across the contact sheet, there are annotations and marks in orange and blue ink. The first row captures scenes with dramatic lighting. Subsequent rows include various candid or documentary-style images, showing outdoor environments, gatherings, and close-ups of objects or scenes. The image suggests a process of reviewing and selecting photographic negatives.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1346
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64165238

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