Peru

1948

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image is taken from a street-level point of view, looking down a wide, empty road lined with a tall, light-colored stone wall on the left. The top of the wall has vegetation visible. Shadows cast on the wall create patterns, and a figure is walking along the sidewalk in the middle distance. The photograph is captured in monochrome. In the background, there are silhouettes of rooftops and electrical poles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 19.2 x 24.2 cm (7 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.97

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161149

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