Guggenheim 584--San Francisco

March-April 1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a film contact sheet featuring various scenes. The contact sheet consists of several rows of small black and white photographs, likely taken with Kodak safety film, each depicting different settings and subjects. The top section shows images of an architectural building with columns and a statue, along with natural scenery. Additionally, there is a sequence with two figures standing near a bush next to water. The middle section contains images of street scenes, crowded gatherings, and a car. Further down, there are images taken in a field with children, as well as rows of gravestones that are marked with orange. The bottom row includes pictures of a young child at a table and an architectural interior. The contact sheet shows the artistic process of selection and editing from different scenes and subjects captured on film.
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Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161567

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