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Porte Clignancourt--Paris 25B/Lines of My Hand 26

1951-1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a contact sheet showing multiple black-and-white photographs arranged closely in a grid pattern. The sheet features negatives from a film roll capturing various scenes like urban settings, nature, and objects. Some frames have blue and red markings. The style of the contact sheet suggests it may be from a mid-20th-century or vintage collection, based on the grayscale and grain typical of film photography from that era.

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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

1990.28.1670
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Bibliography

1989

Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 26.

Wikidata ID

Q64163744

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