Gallup, New Mexico

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The photograph shows a group of men standing indoors beneath a hanging light fixture. Most of the men are visible from head to toe and are casually positioned. The central figure is wearing a cowboy hat and a leather jacket over a shirt and jeans. The background includes a partially visible sign on a window and various textures suggesting the interior of a bar or similar establishment. The foreground has the silhouette of another person. The room is dimly lit with contrast primarily created by the overhead light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.9 x 19.3 cm (11 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.8 x 24 cm (11 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.65.2

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 56.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: GALLUP - NEW-MEXICO 1956; lower right in black ink: Robert Frank; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 2901-I(J) / LOMH 56 / RF 282

Wikidata ID

Q64161504

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