Motorama—Los Angeles

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of the interior of a car. The image shows the backseat of a vehicle with a focus on the materials and design. The seats are upholstered in a light-colored fabric, and the dashboard detailing visible through the windshield has a mid-20th-century design. The lighting from the surrounding environment highlights the interior's structure, giving depth and contrast to the photograph. Shadows and reflections on the car's surface add to the atmosphere of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.4 x 25.2 cm (8 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.313

  • Series Title

    The Americans

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64164065

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