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Peru 37

1948

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of film contact sheets. The image depicts an arrangement of film strips laid out on a flat surface. The film strips contain multiple small frames showing scenes in black and white. The scenes include buildings, a ship, street scenes with crowds, market activities, and other urban environments. Written numbers and markings are visible on the photograph, including the number 37 circled with a pen or marker.

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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

1990.28.1379
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64165271

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