Guggenheim 550--Los Angeles

1955-1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet featuring a series of images. The contact sheet includes multiple small photographs arranged in rows, with several images encircled in red grease pencil. The images capture various scenes, such as buildings, a crowd, a street view of a TWA advertisement, and blurred action shots. Some images depict candid moments and everyday life, while one row focuses on a commercial airline's promotional vehicle. The contact sheet format suggests it's a part of a photographer's workflow for reviewing and selecting frames from a roll of film. The red marks direct attention to specific frames that might be notable or intended for further examination.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161744

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