Woman on train--San Francisco

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a black and white photograph taken from inside a bus. The image shows the contrast between the stillness inside the bus and the movement outside. A person is looking out of the window with their hand resting on their face. The scene conveys a sense of solitude or contemplation. Outside, there are blurred figures suggesting a busy street. The use of black and white tones adds to the nostalgic mood, highlighting the difference between the focused interior and the blurry external world.
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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. 64.16.

Wikidata ID

Q64164941

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