The Fruit Peddler, 7AM

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of two individuals interacting while holding objects. One person is holding a large piece of cardboard, while the other holds a box containing wrapped items. The background is dark, possibly an urban setting. The image is black and white, emphasizing textures and forms in the scene. The moment captured seems to show a brief exchange or communication between the individuals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.6 x 34.3 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.17

  • 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, no. 23.

Bibliography

2009

  • Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940-59. Exh. cat., Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Art Museum, 2009.

Wikidata ID

Q64161117

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