Nuns crossing street, Paris

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of four individuals walking down a tree-lined avenue. The individuals are wearing distinctive headgear that is large, white, and angular. They are also wearing dark cloaks. The avenue is flanked by bare trees, and there are classic cars parked along the side of the road in the distance. The scene captures a moment of movement and conversation. The street recedes into the background, leading the viewer's eye down the center of the image. The grayscale of the photograph highlights the textures and shapes of the headgear against the smooth avenue and bare trees.
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The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64164361

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