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Paris 47B

1951-1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet displaying images captured on film. The contact sheet shows multiple sequences of film negatives arranged horizontally across the sheet, each containing small, individual images contained within filmstrip frames. These negatives display a variety of scenes. Some of the filmstrip sections have handwritten markings in blue, including a large number '47' across the center and a question mark over one of the images. The contact sheet serves as a quick-reference guide to visualize all the images developed from a film roll.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1692
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64163556

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