What to Give? A Good Book

c. 1942

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows an open book on top of a closed book, with a ceramic figurine of a woman in a dress on a doily. The background is grayscale. There is handwritten text at the top left that says "Was schenken?" and at the bottom that says "ein gutes Buch."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with pen and black ink and gouache mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.9 x 16.3 cm (4 11/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.1221

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64164011

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