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Peru 8

1948

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a collection of film negatives. The image shows a series of black and white photographic film strips arranged neatly, displaying different scenes captured in each frame. The frames contain images of landscapes with various elements such as cranes, tracks, and open fields. A large '8' is circled twice on the image, and there is a handwritten note reading "La Paz" in the bottom left corner. The second film strip from the top has an 'X' marking in red ink over one of its frames.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1350
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64165242

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