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Guggenheim 643--Chinese cemetery, San Francisco

March-April 1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a contact sheet with monochrome film negatives arranged in rows. The negatives feature scenes in a cemetery or memorial setting, with headstones, grave markers, and floral arrangements. The horizon is not consistently visible, and various frames have different angles and compositions. The negatives have a documentary or candid style, with natural lighting and unmanipulated scenes. The color palette is grayscale, with tones of black, white, and gray. Some frames are marked with red circles.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 25.3 x 20.4 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.2666
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64161941

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