On ship--New York to Paris 7

1949

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a film contact sheet featuring several rows of photographic film strips showing various images. The top strip includes images of figurines on a windowsill with backgrounds of buildings seen through the windows. The second row has a bold red mark across it and contains an image of people. The subsequent rows depict masts and rigging of ships, some silhouetted against the sky, filled with the detailed structure of a ship's equipment. These rows alternate with some frames that appear blank or overexposed. The contact sheet provides insight into a process of selection in photography, showcasing different subject matter in small, uncut sequential photographic frames.
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Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64161802

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