San Francisco

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a black and white photograph taken from a low angle. Two people are lying on the grass close to the camera, with a dense urban environment dominating the horizon. The architecture consists of detailed apartment buildings and houses in a consistent and orderly manner. In the background, there is a park or open grassy area bordered by streets and rows of buildings. The cityscape recedes into the distance, blending into a gray sky. The image conveys a calm and subdued mood through its range of gray tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.347

  • 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. 65.37.

Wikidata ID

Q64164097

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