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New York City, 7 Bleecker Street

1993

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This image features a large, soft-edged shadow against a gray background, resembling a human figure. The wall has small rectangular shapes forming a vertical line. Bright rectangular spots on the lower section evoke light coming through windows.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 28.6 x 36.4 cm (11 1/4 x 14 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1994.37.3
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

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.

Bibliography

1994

Greenough/Brookman 1994, cover.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: New York City 7 Bleecker Street Sept. 1993; lower right in black ink: Robert Frank

Wikidata ID

Q64161505

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