Guggenheim 148--New York City

December 1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet featuring multiple black and white images on photographic film. The contact sheet displays a series of small, rectangular photographs placed in rows. Each photograph captures different scenes from an urban environment, likely street scenes, architecture, and possibly some storefronts or interiors. The images are arranged in parallel strips typical of film reels, and there is a red circle drawn around one of the images on the film. The lighting in the images suggest varying times and environments, some bright with natural light and others darker, possibly nighttime shots with artificial lighting. The contact sheet shows the varied focus and angles that could hint at a documentary or candid style of photography.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64162200

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