Guggenheim 346--Esso oil refinery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

November 1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of contact sheets showcasing various scenes. The contact sheets are filled with black and white photographs capturing industrial landscapes and gatherings of people in different environments. The images are organized in a series of smaller frames, arranged in rows across the contact sheet. The industrial scenes depict structures such as tanks and equipment, while the interior shots suggest communal areas with groups of people interacting. The ambient lighting varies from outdoors to indoors, contributing to diverse tonal variations across the images. The overall presentation provides a documentary-style overview of environments and activities.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64161857

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