Guggenheim 116/Americans 27--New York City

Spring 1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a sheet of film negatives. It shows a contact sheet with multiple black and white photographs taken on film. Each strip of the contact sheet contains several frames of photography from various scenes, including urban settings, buildings, vehicles, and red markings. The composition captures the details of each scene with a vintage film quality. The layout gives a glimpse into the past, with each frame possibly telling a unique story. The red markings suggest a selection process for further development or printing. Contact sheets help photographers review multiple images at once to choose the best shots.

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64162144

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