Kurigami 20 April '94 (Robert Frank in Kurigami, Japan)

1994

Unknown 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a partial view of a person's head and upper body, cropped closely. The person appears to be sitting with their head resting on their hand, elbow on a surface. The man's facial features are not clearly visible due to the shadow, but the outline of the forehead and some wrinkles are visible. His hair is short and appears a bit tousled. The person is wearing a dark top. There are no visible jewelry or objects they are holding. The background is a window through which the silhouette of a landscape with hills and a telephone pole can be seen.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift from the Estate of Kazuko Oshima

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.3 x 30 cm (8 x 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.6 x 40.3 cm (19 15/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.108.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Kazuko Oshima, Japan; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by Robert Frank, under image lower right in black ink: Kurigami 20. APR '94; on verso, by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: X

Wikidata ID

Q64144647

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