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Elderly woman pumping gas--Los Angeles

c. 1955/1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a street in a city with multiple automobiles and buildings. The image captures a moment on a busy street with cars and architecture in the background. The car in the foreground displays a California license plate. A row of buildings lines the street, including one with a distinctive pointed roof, along with a tall palm tree silhouetted against the sunlight. The photograph's composition includes black and white blacked-out edges at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.590
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64164224

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