Guggenheim 751/Americans 21--New Haven, Connecticut

June 1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with small black-and-white images showing scenes of a graduation ceremony. Individuals in traditional graduation attire are depicted in various outdoor settings, such as congregating, walking, or conversing. Some images show people in a procession or gathering, with certain frames marked or circled to highlight specific moments or subjects. Architectural elements like a building facade can be seen, as well as a car in one of the highlighted frames. The contact sheet conveys the events and atmosphere of the graduation day, capturing interactions and the overall festive and formal mood of the occasion.

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64162390

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