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1959

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a person submerged in water up to their shoulders, facing forward with their face covered by their hands. The individual has long, dark, wet hair cascading down. No clothing or objects are visible above the waterline. The background is a body of water with gentle waves, and the sky above is overcast or indistinct.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.9 x 33 cm (8 5/8 x 13 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 x 35.6 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.147.5

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1996.

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. 116.

Bibliography

1994

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, p. 211.

Wikidata ID

Q64163074

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