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Bal des Beaux Arts 4

1949

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of film negatives arranged on a flat surface. The image displays four strips of black and white film negatives placed vertically on a dark background. Each strip contains a sequence of small rectangular frames showcasing various scenes. The surface has handwritten annotations "4" and "STORY 2". The frames capture different moments or events, varying in subject matter and lighting conditions, typical of a contact sheet used in traditional film photography to review captured images before selecting final prints.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 23.8 x 29.8 cm (9 3/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1503
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64162964

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