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Guggenheim 169/Americans 33--St. Petersburg, Florida

October 1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet containing multiple black-and-white photographs. The contact sheet consists of numerous small-scale images arranged in sequences. Each frame features scenes from urban settings, with various outdoor and street environments, including vehicles, street signs, architecture, and individuals in public. Some frames are annotated or marked with circles or boxes. The general tone is documentary, capturing candid moments in everyday settings.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.2155
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

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

Q64162145

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