Drive-in theater--Lander, Wyoming

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image is captured from a low point of view, with the camera positioned close to the ground, facing a wide, open landscape. The horizon line is set high in the image, with large, dark clouds laid out across it. In the distance, on the right, there is a large billboard or signage structure displaying an image of a car, elevated above the land. Close to the left edge, there are bright patches suggesting distant lights. The sky above the horizon is filled with a brushstroke-like pattern of clouds, which appear soft and slightly blurred. The color palette is a range of grays, as the photograph is in black and white, featuring shades from dark black in the land areas to lighter grays and whites in the sky and clouds, creating a stark contrast between the land and the sky.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64165066

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