City of London 14/Black White and Things 10

1952-1953

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows black and white film negatives arranged on a contact sheet. The contact sheet contains small black and white images capturing urban street scenes. Some frames feature cars and figures walking on foggy streets with tall buildings, while others show close-ups of figures. There are marks made with pen and colored circles highlighting different frames, along with handwritten annotations next to some images. The overall atmosphere evokes a sense of nostalgia with vintage automobiles and misty streets.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • "Robert Frank: London/Wales", The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003.

Bibliography

1994

  • Black, White and Things. Washington, D.C., 1994: 10 (frame 41).

Inscriptions

upper center in black ink: 14 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q64163459

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