Sign, "28th Street"--between Las Vegas and Los Angeles

c. 1955/1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image depicts a black and white landscape with a wide perspective. A street sign reading "28th Street" is prominently featured in the foreground. A few stacked cylindrical objects are to the right of the street sign. A mountain range runs across the horizon, separating the land from the sky. The sky is clear with a slightly grainy texture. The overall color palette is grayscale, adding an austere and timeless quality to the scene.
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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. 66.28.

Wikidata ID

Q64164197

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