Pablo, March 1979

1979

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a man from the waist up, standing and facing the camera. He has medium-length, dark, curly hair that frames his face. He has a beard and is looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. The man is wearing a light-colored t-shirt with a print of a newspaper on it. In his left hand, he is holding an open magazine titled "Fish," with images visible on the pages, and in his right hand, he holds a book titled "Volcanoes," with a photo of volcanic activity on the cover. In the background, the wall is plain, and across the top part of the image, there is writing that appears to read "PROCOL HARUM." The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift from the Estate of Kazuko Oshima

  • Dimensions

    image: 28 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 x 28 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.108.11

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

incised on negative across top: Pablo; across bottom: March 1979; on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: LOMH 106 / 1127-VI

Wikidata ID

Q64161506

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