Peru 5

1948

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a sheet of photographic negatives. The sheet displays multiple strips of black and white film negatives, arranged horizontally across the image. Each strip contains a series of rectangular frames. The negatives are traditional 35mm film, with visible sprocket holes along the top and bottom of each strip. The frames are numbered, suggesting organization for either a photo shoot or documentation. The upper right corner has a circular mark. This image captures the analog method of photography archiving, where negatives serve as the starting point for developing photographs.

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Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64165239

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