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Circus--New York City XI

1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with multiple images. The contact sheet contains several rows of small black and white images. Each frame shows different moments, with some depicting performers, animals, and elements of a stage with dramatic lighting. The images vary in clarity and composition, but collectively they convey a lively, dynamic atmosphere. In one of the frames, there is a red "XI" marking.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

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

1990.28.1195
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Bibliography

1952

Thétard, Henry. "Magie du Cirque." Neuf no. 7 (September 1952): 14-23.

Wikidata ID

Q64165231

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