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On ship--New York to Paris no number

1949

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet showing multiple film negatives. The contact sheet contains a series of black-and-white film negatives arranged in horizontal rows. Each negative strip captures various scenes, such as ship masts, ropes, and other sailing-related objects. One frame contains a crowd in an urban setting. The frames are interspaced with a handwritten word, "Ship." The composition of these images offers a glimpse of traditional sailing equipment and an event attended by people.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 20.1 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1432
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64163736

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