Yale Commencement—New Haven Green, New Haven, Connecticut

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows several men standing together in dark graduation gowns and mortarboard caps at a graduation or academic gathering. In the foreground on the right, an older man is seated, shown from the waist up, resting his face on his hand. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, light-colored clothing, and holding a rolled-up newspaper. More people in academic gowns are in the background, with leafy trees visible. The number "751" is written in blue at the bottom of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.319

  • Series Title

    The Americans

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64164072

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