Die Reportage (Reportage) 1-12

1944-1946

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph featuring various scenes of urban life with advertising columns and posters. The composition includes twelve black and white photographs arranged in a grid, capturing different scenes of an urban environment. The images show advertising pillars plastered with posters against city backgrounds with streets, trams, and buildings. Some photos focus on the advertising columns, while others capture wider scenes with cracked pavements, construction sites, or walls with posters. The imagery provides a glimpse of the mid-20th-century urban environment, showcasing public advertising spaces.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 1/4 inch gelatin silver prints mounted on board

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.6 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.67

  • Series Title

    Reportage, Switzerland

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Robert Frank: Storylines, Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, 2004 - 2005, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2004

  • Robert Frank: Storylines. Exh. cat., Tate, London; Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona; Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur; Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome. London: Tate Publishing, 2004.

Wikidata ID

Q64164308

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