Butte, Montana

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

In this black and white photograph, an older woman and a young child are seated inside a car. The older woman is positioned in the driver's seat, shown from the shoulders up with her arm resting on the rolled-down window, gazing outward. She has short, wavy hair and her facial features are defined with a furrowed brow. The child, located in the back seat, is visible through the car's rear window and has shoulder-length hair. The child rests their chin on their arm while looking outside. The car is an older model, and another vintage car is parked on the street in the background. The setting is outdoors on a sunny day, evident from the lighting and shadows in the photograph. A number '690' is written at the bottom of the photograph.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.315

  • Series Title

    The Americans

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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, no. 64.28.

Wikidata ID

Q64164518

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