Wales, Ben James

1953

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a partial view of a man's body, specifically from the torso up. He is positioned facing to the right, and his gaze is directed downward. The man has a rugged face with pronounced cheekbones and a hard-set mouth. His hair is covered by a flat cap. He is dressed in a heavy coat over a sweater or vest, and wears a patterned scarf around his neck. The man is holding a small item in his hands. In the background, a group of people are walking in a line, and the landscape consists of barren hills. A small structure or building is partially visible to the left behind a mound of earth.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Frank, New York; (Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York); Betsy Karel, Washington, DC, 2003; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Robert Frank: London/Wales, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 10-July 14, 2003

2016

  • Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 16 March 2016 - 19 June 2016

  • Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2016, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2016

  • Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers. Exh. cat. Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2016: 60.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: 1951 [underlined] / R. Frank; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 3035AIII; upper right: 3035AIII / RF.669; center, stamped in red ink: GAMMA / PICTURE AGENCY / 33 West 42nd Street / New York 13, N.Y. / LA. 4.5578 / CREDIT:; center right in graphite: 456; lower right inverted in orange crayon: 37-20; lower center inverted with arrows pointing left and right: 25 BM / PICAS; on strip of masking tape affixed to lower right corner, in black and red ink: 12 [circled] PAY DAY / Robert Frank [crossed out]

Wikidata ID

Q64163041

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