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Zurich

1945

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image depicts a public building adorned with banners and flags. In the foreground, a person stands holding a flag with an emblem, while other banners and flags are present. A grand, gothic-style stone building with intricate details is visible in the background. The scene appears to be part of a public event or demonstration, with microphones and various flags present.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to image): 5.8 x 5.6 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1994.37.4
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Exhibition History

1994

Greenough/Brookman 1994, pp. 16-17.
Robert Frank: Moving Out, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Yokohama Museum of Art; Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, 1994-1996, no. 6.

Bibliography

1994

Greenough/Brookman 1994, illus.p.16-17.

Wikidata ID

Q64160893

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