Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a figure dressed in white kneeling by a grassy riverbank. The black-and-white image shows a serene riverside scene with the figure positioned to the right side, holding a large wooden cross upright in their left hand and an object in their right hand. In the background, there is a river with trees along the horizon and overcast skies above. In the foreground, there are laid-out fabric or tarps and scattered materials. The number "330" is marked prominently in black towards the upper left.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.7 x 25.3 cm (7 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.332

  • Series Title

    The Americans

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2009, no. 65.36.

Wikidata ID

Q64164085

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