Guggenheim 390--Gallup, New Mexico

December 1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with various black and white images. The contact sheet comprises several images arranged in rows, each capturing different scenes of urban life and interiors. The top rows depict scenes from a street or marketplace with signage and storefronts, including one featuring a lunch counter. Several of the images show vehicles consistent with a mid-20th-century setting, and the architecture gives an urban vibe. The inclusion of images framed with red highlights suggests important shots or ones selected for highlighting. Lower rows display interior shots, possibly bedrooms or personal spaces, with framed pictures on walls. The overall composition tells a narrative of both public and private spheres captured through a lens, common to photojournalism or documentary photography of the era.
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Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161637

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