Guggenheim 164/Lines of My Hand 75--Inauguration, Washington, D.C.

January 1957

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with multiple black and white images. The images feature various urban scenes and details, captured in a vintage, monochrome style. The contact sheet displays a series of individual photographs. Some images show storefronts with framed portraits, others feature architectural facades and street scenes, and further shots appear to capture people engaged in daily activities or events. There are visible red annotations and scribbles marking specific images on the contact sheet. The overall aesthetic reflects a historical nuance or documentary approach to capturing snapshots of a specific time and space.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64162069

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