Die Reportage (Reportage) 37-48

1944-1946

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The collage contains twelve black and white photographs of crates or baskets of grapes in different locations, such as market stalls and outdoor tables. The images display grapes arranged in containers, some featuring labels. Market scenes show vendors and customers interacting, with people browsing the display. The photos are arranged in a grid on a beige textured background.

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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

    1990.28.70

  • 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.

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, 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.

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: Ro; upper right beside each contact print in black ink the numbers 37-48

Wikidata ID

Q64164311

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