"Man with the Golden Arm" premiere--Hollywood

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a group of individuals leaning forward with cameras and expressions of excitement. The image captures a moment where several subjects are positioned closely together, each with eager body language, pointing, and holding cameras, ready to capture an unseen event or scene. The lighting in the photograph creates strong contrasts, with the foreground subjects well-lit and the background fading into darkness. The composition places an emphasis on the intense emotion and communal experience shared among those present.
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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. 64.33.

Wikidata ID

Q64164671

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