Die Reportage (Reportage) 13-24

1942-1946

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image is a collage of twelve black and white photographs arranged in a grid. The first row features three images of two shirtless men with boxing gloves sparring. One man is seen from the back while the other is facing the camera. They are in an indoor setting with shadows cast on a plain background. The second row shows a man in various positions onboard a sailboat. He is wearing a long-sleeved sweater and a hat, and is seen from different angles as he sails the boat. The boat is equipped with sails and ropes, and the background includes bodies of water and land visible in the distance. The final row includes one image of the same man from the sailboat, again seated and holding a rope, and two portraits of a different man in a suit, posed in front of a plain backdrop. The man in the suit is wearing a tie and a pin on his lapel, and is seen both facing forward and in profile, with neatly combed hair.
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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

    1990.28.68

  • Series Title

    Reportage, Switzerland

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: Ro; upper right beside each contact print in black ink the numbers 13-24

Wikidata ID

Q64164309

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