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Allen Ginsberg no number

c. 1959

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with multiple black and white images. The contact sheet shows small square frames arranged in rows, each displaying various views such as trees, a wire fence, and brick buildings. The images are typical of traditional film photography, with spacing indicating where each photo begins and ends. The layout and labels suggest these were taken with a film camera and manually developed. One frame is marked with a red wax pencil. The style of the images reflects a classic or vintage aesthetic common in mid-20th century photography.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.3155
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64163625

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