Zurich

1945

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of an urban scene featuring flags being waved. The composition captures the movement of several flags on poles against a backdrop of historic buildings with ornate architecture. The angle focuses on the flags in the foreground with buildings in the background. The buildings have classical architectural elements and signs indicating names or commercial establishments. Overhead cables cross the sky in the urban environment. The photograph is in black and white, adding a timeless quality and sense of motion and energy.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.7 x 18.1 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.1 x 18.3 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.9

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Associated Artworks

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This is a photograph of a large group of people gathered in front of a building with gothic architecture. The photograph captures a busy scene featuring people wearing hats and coats, gathered closely together holding flags and banners. The banner prominently displayed reads "Proletarier aller Länder vereinigt euch." The setting is likely a public event or demonstration, suggested by the presence of a band noticeable in the background, indicated by the brass instruments. The building's façade features arched windows.

Zurich

Robert Frank

1945

This is a black and white photograph of a public gathering or speech outside a building with Gothic architecture. A speaker stands on a podium in front of numerous flags and banners, addressing a crowd below. There is a large banner in the background with an inscription that is partially obscured. The scene includes an array of flags potentially from various countries. The crowd is mostly composed of uniformed individuals.

Zurich

Robert Frank

1945

This is a photograph of a marching band performing in front of a stone building. The band members are dressed in uniform and playing various instruments like trumpets, tubas, and French horns. Large flags are gathered together nearby with different patterns and texts visible on them. The background features a stone building with tall arched windows. The band appears to be playing energetically as part of a larger event.

Zurich

Robert Frank

1945

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Robert Frank: Moving Out, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Yokohama Museum of Art; Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, 1994-1996, no. 7.

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, p. 18.

Bibliography

1994

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, p. 18.

Wikidata ID

Q64163840

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