Zurich

1945

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a black and white photograph of a public gathering or speech outside a building with Gothic architecture. A speaker stands on a podium in front of numerous flags and banners, addressing a crowd below. There is a large banner in the background with an inscription that is partially obscured. The scene includes an array of flags potentially from various countries. The crowd is mostly composed of uniformed individuals.
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This is a photograph of a large group of people gathered in front of a building with gothic architecture. The photograph captures a busy scene featuring people wearing hats and coats, gathered closely together holding flags and banners. The banner prominently displayed reads "Proletarier aller Länder vereinigt euch." The setting is likely a public event or demonstration, suggested by the presence of a band noticeable in the background, indicated by the brass instruments. The building's façade features arched windows.

Zurich

Robert Frank

1945

This is a photograph of a marching band performing in front of a stone building. The band members are dressed in uniform and playing various instruments like trumpets, tubas, and French horns. Large flags are gathered together nearby with different patterns and texts visible on them. The background features a stone building with tall arched windows. The band appears to be playing energetically as part of a larger event.

Zurich

Robert Frank

1945

This is a photograph of a brass band performing outdoors. The image shows a group of musicians, each dressed in uniform, playing brass instruments in front of a stately building with Gothic-style architecture, characterized by pointed arches and stone walls. The musicians have sheet music attached to their instruments. Flags with intricate designs are visible in the background. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing textures and contrasts, from the polished shine of the brass instruments to the soft drapery of the flags.

Zurich

Robert Frank

1945

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, pp. 16-17.

  • Robert Frank: Moving Out, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Yokohama Museum of Art; Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, 1994-1996.

Bibliography

1994

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, illus.p.16-17.

Wikidata ID

Q64161041

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