Melvin Tocker, 6 AM

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a man leaning forward, holding a broom handle with his left arm extended downward. He wears a cap, a long-sleeved shirt with rolled-up sleeves, and a cigar in his mouth. The background includes buildings, parked cars, and stairs pointing upwards.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.7 x 34.5 cm (9 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.8

  • Series Title

    People You Don't See

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2009, unnumbered catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q64161102

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