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Venice, Italy 6

1964

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet containing black-and-white images. The contact sheet displays an array of small photographs capturing different scenes, with some marked by red annotations or circles. The individual frames are lined up in rows focusing on various scenes or subjects. The sheet serves as a visual survey, likely depicting a collection of moments from an event or series of interactions, taken through film photography, as evident from the film stock labels visible. The arrangement of images on the contact sheet suggests cataloging of moments.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.3330
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64162794

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