Thanksgiving Parade

1947

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a Thanksgiving parade on a city street. In the foreground, an individual in a clown costume is moving across the left-hand side. Along the right side, a crowd of children and adults is gathered, watching the parade. Tall buildings line the street. Next to the clown, another individual is present in a formal suit. In the background, there is a large balloon floating. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds from the Glen Eagles Foundation by NGA, 1992.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 10.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: THANKSGIVING PARADE; lower right in black ink: Robert Frank NYC 1947

Wikidata ID

Q64163868

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