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J.L.A. VI

mid-late 1950s

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a photographic contact sheet featuring multiple images taken on film. The contact sheet holds several strips of photographic negatives, each containing sequences of small, black-and-white images. The images are arranged in rows, bordered by film perforations. The tonal quality and appearance suggest varied lighting conditions across the negatives. The contact sheet format is typically used in film photography to review and select images for further development.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.)
Accession Number

1994.37.973
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: VI

Wikidata ID

Q64165326

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