Main Street at night--Las Vegas, Nevada

c. 1955/1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a street scene with editing marks at the bottom. The view is from the side of a road, looking down a stretch with streetlights on the right. A mountain range is faintly visible against a cloudy sky. Small pylons and fences fade into the distance. The image is black and white with contrast between dark shadows and washed-out gray tones. Bright spots of light from streetlamps and signs line the road. The composition conveys depth with natural and artificial elements.
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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. 66.26.

Wikidata ID

Q64164192

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