Auto graveyard--Tennessee

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a pile of abandoned cars in a junkyard. Several old cars are stacked haphazardly, with visible dents, rust, and broken windows. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the desolation and decay of the scene. Various shapes and textures of the car parts are visible. In the foreground, there is a close-up view of a damaged headlight and grill, while in the background, more car bodies stretch out into the distance. The scene conveys a sense of history and the passage of time, with the vehicles now left to slowly decay.
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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. 64.27.

Wikidata ID

Q64164104

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