Southampton 1

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This image displays three strips of film negatives arranged horizontally on a black background. Each strip contains a series of grayscaled images capturing scenes of a rural or suburban area with a focus on a house and a roadway. In the first strip, different perspectives of a house are shown, including side and front views. The middle strip details close-up views of the house's structured angles. The final strip shows road scenes with parked cars and a roadwork sign. The images are in shades of gray, emphasizing contrast and details. The filmstrips have visible perforations and intermittently show "Kodak Safety Film." The presentation is methodical and documentary, highlighting detailed observations from various angles.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64163813

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