Government meeting room--Lincoln, Nebraska

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of an interior space featuring a large American flag. The black and white photograph captures a room with a patterned ceiling and walls made of rectangular tiles. In the center of the image, a large American flag is prominently displayed on the wall. Below the flag, there are several large chairs lined up. The foreground shows a row of smaller chairs or benches, which are out of focus compared to the rest of the scene. A singular light fixture is hanging from the ceiling, illuminated and casting a soft glow over the setting. The composition suggests a formal environment.
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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. 64.41.

Wikidata ID

Q64165073

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