Guggenheim 581--San Francisco

March-April 1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image is a contact sheet of black and white photographs. The horizon line varies throughout each frame, but in the one highlighted with an orange border, the horizon is positioned just above a parked vehicle. Subjects within the frames include a cement mixer truck, a stone monument with a statue on top, and a roadside scene with a "Motel" sign placed atop a vehicle. The scenes blend urban and rural elements with open landscapes and architectural features. The grayscale palette highlights contrasts between light and dark, emphasizing textures and details like the stone of the monument and the clouds in the sky.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161768

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