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Paris 48A

1949-1950

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet. It shows multiple strips of photographic negatives with small, sequential black and white images arranged across the sheet. Each frame depicts various outdoor and possibly indoor settings, with some featuring trees and structures. The sheet displays film perforations and is marked with the number "48" on two frames. Some negatives capture nighttime or low-light scenes. Contact sheets are used in analog photography to review multiple images before deciding which to develop into larger prints.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 29.8 x 23.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1491
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64161440

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