Wellfleet 2

1962

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank
Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019
This is a photograph of a contact sheet showing a series of black and white negatives. The image consists of three strips of film with several frames each. The top two strips of film capture scenes inside an airplane, with multiple frames showing a window and seats, possibly involving a newspaper or magazine. The third strip captures a different scene outside, possibly related to a building or some form of structure. The black and white nature of the negatives lends an authentic and timeless quality to the scenes depicted. Each frame of the negatives displays a snapshot of an event or setting, with subtle differences between them, indicative of movement or a progression of time within the captured scenes.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64163822

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