Political rally—Chicago

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a person from the chest down to the waist, with their face obscured by a large sousaphone. The person is standing upright, holding the sousaphone as it is positioned directly in front of them. The individual's hands are visible gripping the instrument's tubing. The person is wearing a light-colored suit jacket with a name tag that reads "ADLAB." To the left side of the photograph, part of another individual holding a snare drum is visible. To the right, there is a partial view of an individual with a bare arm. The background features a textured stone wall, and above, a section of a large draped American flag can be seen. The setting appears to be outdoors.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.3 x 16 cm (9 9/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.130

  • Series Title

    The Americans

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1959

  • Frank, Robert. The Americans. New York, 1959: pl. 58.

1986

  • Robert Frank: New York to Nova Scotia. Exh. cat. The Museum of Fine Arts. Houston, 1986: 33.

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in blue ink: 16 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q64162932

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