Guggenheim 608--Daly City and Westlake, California

March-April 1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This image shows a contact sheet with black and white photographs of suburban houses and roadways. The photographs display a consistent eye-level perspective of residential areas and neighborhoods. The horizon is positioned in the upper third of each photo, featuring vast skies and highlighting housing developments. Different compositions are shown, with some focusing on buildings while others emphasize roads leading to the suburbs. The grayscale color scheme accentuates architectural details and light/shadow contrasts. Streets and sidewalks in the foreground lead the viewer's gaze towards homes and landscapes in the distance. Some frames are marked with red or orange circles and lines, possibly indicating editorial decisions. The style is straightforward and documentary, representing mid-20th-century suburban expansion.
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Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64161784

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