Fourth of July, Coney Island

July 4, 1958

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a beach scene captured from an eye-level point of view. A couple is reclining on a blanket on the sand, surrounded by personal items, with an empty bottle nearby. In the distance is a boardwalk with several trash bins spaced evenly. A wire-framed structure resembling a parachute jump tower rises against the sky. The horizon is high, where the boardwalk meets the sky, leaving most of the visual space to the sandy beach. The photo has a grainy texture typical of older black-and-white photography, imparting a soft and muted tone. The grayscale color palette adds to a subdued and timeless quality.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds from the Richard Florsheim Art Fund by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 71.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in black ink: Coney Island 4th of July 1958; lower right verso in black ink: Robert Frank; all by later hands, in graphite: upper left verso: 496 II; upper right verso: 496-II / LOMH 71 / RF.265; lower right verso: C7

Wikidata ID

Q64161082

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