From the bus 76B

1958

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet showing multiple frames of urban scenes at night. The contact sheet consists of numerous small, rectangular black-and-white photographs arranged in rows. Each photograph captures different snapshots of a bustling urban environment, featuring bright lights, signs, and architectural details typical of a cityscape at night. There are images of vivid neon signs, storefronts with various advertisements such as “RUGS” and “COSMETICS,” and a busy street filled with cars. The sheet bears visible notations like numbers and letters along the edges, indicating film frame references, and includes a marked red square around one specific image. Overall, the series captures the energy and movement of an urban night scene in snapshot-style moments.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64162633

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