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Billboards--Los Angeles

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a view from street level looking down a roadway. Telephone poles and power lines stretch horizontally across the scene, with palm trees and rooftops in the distance. The image is in monochrome, focusing on shades of gray. Close by, there is a grassy incline with a "Now Renting" sign and an advertisement board for Forest Lawn Undertaking. Wooden telephone poles with wires create vertical and diagonal lines. The sky is cloudy or overcast, providing diffuse light over the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.736
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64164757

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