Power lines connected to building--Los Angeles

c. 1955/1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of an urban scene with buildings and wires. The image captures the side of a building with a large, flat exterior wall intersected by several overhead wires. The wires cast shadows on the building's surface. In the background, a taller structure with windows and a stepped design is visible. A staircase leading upwards is seen at the bottom left. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast and texture of the architectural elements. The number "435" is handwritten in blue on the margin of the photograph.
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Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64164215

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