London

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a group of children playing on a street corner in a residential area. The image captures a scene with cobblestone sidewalks and a row of traditional townhouses stretching down the street. In the foreground, a large tree stands at the edge of the sidewalk. A child is seen swinging from a rope tied to the tree branch. Nearby, other children are observing or engaged in activities, surrounded by scattered stones and urban play elements. The photograph is dated "London 1951".
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • "Robert Frank: London/Wales", The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003.

2004

  • Robert Frank: Storylines, Tate, London; Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona; Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, 2004 - 2005, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 48.

2004

  • Robert Frank: Storylines. Exh. cat., Tate, London; Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona; Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur; Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome. London: Tate Publishing, 2004.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Robert Frank; lower left in black ink: LONDON 1951; all by later hands: center verso in graphite: 42 1/2 ins wide / CCYB / 118 mm / 174 mm / London / 1951-52 / Frank / 515/1000 / 4805; upper left verso in graphite: 53 / 525; upper center verso in graphite: 86; upper right verso in graphite : 2050-III / LOMH 48; center verso in blue pen: Frank; typed on sticker, center verso: (8); center verso stamped in black: GAMMA / PICTURE AGENCY / 33 West 42nd Street / New York 18 N.Y. / LA 4-5578 / CREDIT:

Wikidata ID

Q64164035

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