Baby alseep in automobile--Los Angeles

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a scene with a car in a busy urban setting. In the foreground, the image features a classic car with its side window providing a view of its interior. Inside the car, there is a baby nestled comfortably in a blanket placed on the rear seat. The steering wheel is partially visible, and aspects of the car's interior are illuminated by the available light. In the background, across the street, various people are gathered. Part of a bus or public transport is visible, alongside several storefront signs.
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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. 64.15.

Wikidata ID

Q64164767

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