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Early New York City no number

1947-1948

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of film negatives. The image shows three strips of film negatives against a flat background. Each strip contains frames depicting scenes with urban architecture, street views, and signage indicating locations such as "AUTOMAT" and "14TH ST." The frames on the film are black and white, showing cityscape from different angles. The overall look is similar to a contact sheet used by photographers to review negatives before printing.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 20.3 x 25.3 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1253
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64163286

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