Guggenheim 53/Detroit 25--Belle Isle

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of multiple rolls of photographic film contact sheets. The contact sheet displays a series of small, individual images organized in horizontal strips. The images capture outdoor scenes featuring landscapes with trees, bodies of water, and natural environments, along with parked cars and open areas suggesting public or recreational settings. Some frames show picnic scenes and recreational activities, with several images highlighted or marked with lines. A few frames depict structured locations that may indicate a cemetery or memorial park due to the presence of vertical structures resembling grave markers. The contact sheet format reflects an analog photography process, used as a preview method for selecting images to print or focus on.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64162029

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