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Convention 9

August 1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet containing multiple smaller photographic images. The images on the contact sheet depict scenes at an event with people in large rooms with numbered seating and lights. Each frame captures different moments, showing groups of people engaged in conversation or activities, with some images focused on individuals sitting or standing closely together. The atmosphere is dynamic and lively, with some photographs enhanced with red ink markings. This is a monochrome contact sheet displaying a range of black and white tones.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.2795
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64162078

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