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Peru, no number

1948

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a collage of smaller black and white photographs arranged in a contact sheet style. The photos depict outdoor scenes of people engaged in various activities such as sitting around tables, interacting, and surrounded by trees and sunlight. The setting appears to be in a natural environment, possibly in a marketplace. The arrangement suggests the photos were taken for documentary or journalistic purposes to capture moments in a communal setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

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

1990.28.1396
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64165289

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