Covered car—Long Beach, California

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a black-and-white photograph of a parked car covered with a fabric under palm trees. The car is situated between two tall palm trees, with a building in the background. The sun casts shadows of the palm trees on the building's wall. The image shows the texture of the palm tree trunks and the folds of the fabric on the car, highlighting the interplay of light and shadow.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York); FRIENDS of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; gift to Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Both Sides of the Street: Celebrating the Corcoran's Photography Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 12 – December 8, 2003

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right below image in black ink: Robert Frank. 1955; bottom left below image: LONG BEACH - California; on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: 3404-I; top right corner: RF.A.034.23 / 3404-I

Wikidata ID

Q64161611

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