Untitled (Amusement Park)

1954

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a vintage amusement ride with swinging seats. Several swings are seen in motion, with seats attached to long metal rods dangling from a circular central structure above. The seats appear to be swinging through the air. Wooden cut-out figures of people in formal attire are visible in the foreground, aligned alongside the ride’s structural framework. The background features more seats and a barrier in a fairground setting.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Laurence Miller Gallery, Inc., New York); purchased by Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1989; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, inverted center in graphite: Robert Frank; top left corner: 105; stamped, inverted center, in aqua ink: 411; bottom right corner in graphite: 3000--

Wikidata ID

Q64162943

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