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Backstage scene, NBC TV studio--Burbank, California

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a group of people. The image captures an informal and candid moment. In the foreground, the composition is slightly obscured by the back of an individual wearing a plaid shirt. The focus is on another individual in the center, who appears to be looking intently in one direction. Around this individual, several others are closely grouped, some holding cigarettes or similar small objects. The space appears somewhat confined, as though the setting is inside a room. The photo is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 20.2 x 25.1 cm (7 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.651
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64164683

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