Julius Orlovsky, Me and My Brother

1965-1968

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a grainy and blurred photograph of a person, with their upper body visible. The individual is standing upright facing the camera, with a slightly tilted head. They have medium-length tousled hair and their facial features are indistinct due to the image quality, but they appear to be looking at the camera. The person is wearing a patterned shirt, and there are no visible jewelry or objects in their hands. The background is a textured surface, possibly a wall, which is uniformly dull, adding to the monochromatic and grungy feel of the photograph.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.2 x 22.6 cm (13 7/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.17.5

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1993.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 86.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: JULIUS; lower left in black ink: JULIUS

Wikidata ID

Q64161385

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