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Cemetery--San Francisco

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a graveyard scene. The perspective is from a low vantage point, looking through tall grass at a handmade wooden grave marker with flowers. The horizon is covered by mist or fog, creating a moody backdrop. There are headstones in the distance. Tall evergreens frame the scene, blending into the misty sky. The grayscale palette accentuates the stillness of the scene, emphasizing contrast and light variation.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.902
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

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. 66.18.

Wikidata ID

Q64164927

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