In front of high school--Port Gibson, Mississippi

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows three young men from the waist up. The person on the left is sitting with his arm resting on the back of what appears to be a bench or a car, leaning slightly to his side. He has short dark hair and is wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt with rolled-up sleeves. The middle person is seated next to the first, has a crew-cut hairstyle, and is wearing a light jacket over a shirt. The third person, on the right, is standing slightly behind the other two, leaning forward with a smile; he has his head turned towards his right, looking over the other two, with short, neatly combed hair. He is wearing a dark jacket with a collar and a button-up shirt underneath. No visible jewelry is worn by the young men. In the background, there's a blurred view of what seems like trees and a parked car, indicating an outdoor setting with another vehicle partially visible in the foreground behind the individuals. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview


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. 64.23.

Wikidata ID

Q64164130

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