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London 56

1952-1953

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a contact sheet with black-and-white film negatives of urban street scenes. The scenes depict buses, street activity, illuminated signs, and buildings at night. The negatives are organized in rows with numerical notations.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 20.2 x 25.1 cm (7 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1921
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Inscriptions

upper left in black ink: 56; upper right in black ink: 56

Wikidata ID

Q64163654

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