Woman inside shop--San Francisco

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows an older woman standing behind a display board. She is looking at something between the display and the wall. She has eyeglasses, short hair, a headband, and earrings. She is wearing a textured, buttoned coat. On the display board are framed paintings, including one of "The Last Supper." The background is an indoor setting with shelves blurred in the distance, possibly in a store. The photo is in monochrome, giving it a vintage look.
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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. 65.32.

Wikidata ID

Q64164845

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