Westlake, California

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a street with a row of identical houses on both sides. It is taken from a slightly elevated angle, with a slope leading down to where the houses converge in the distance. A telephone pole stands at the center, with power lines extending outwards on both sides. The scene is in black and white, with sharp contrasts between light and shadow. The sky has scattered clouds. A dirt path leads into the scene, and wooden fences run parallel to the houses.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

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. 66.17.

Wikidata ID

Q64164877

You may be interested in

Loading Results