Early New York City no number

1954

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet featuring multiple candid street scenes. The contact sheet shows a series of small rectangular frames of black and white images. The images appear to include buildings, streets, and shopfronts in a bustling city environment. The scenes vary in perspective and distance, some focusing on architectural elements and others on activity on the sidewalks. One frame is outlined. The photos are in grayscale, emphasizing contrast and shadow in the imagery. They present a snapshot of mid-century urban life.
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Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64161799

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