Cigar store, Ventura Boulevard--Los Angeles

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a store display filled with various cigar boxes. It captures an array of cigar boxes stacked and displayed with visible labels, brands, and prices prominently featured. Multiple brands are on display, including Muriel, Roi-Tan, Viceroy, White Owl, and others, each with distinct packaging design. The boxes vary in size and shape, suggesting different products or quantities inside. The setting appears to be a retail space dedicated to selling cigars, indicated by the orderly and strategic arrangement of the products. The photograph provides a sense of the variety and volume of cigar brands available at the time.
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Artwork overview


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. 66.36.

Wikidata ID

Q64164782

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