Guggenheim 563--Palm Springs, California

1955-1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a series of black and white film contact sheets. The image displays a collection of small individual photographs arranged in rows on a larger sheet of photographic paper. Each frame captures different scenes. The contact sheet is likely a proof sheet used by photographers to evaluate and select images for printing. Some of the frames are bordered by perforations typical of film strips, and the sheet includes a single marked frame with a red circle. The overall composition and arrangement give insight into the artistic process of reviewing and selecting photographs in pre-digital photography.
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Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64161756

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