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Paris 19

1959

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet displaying black and white images. The array shows urban scenes and objects such as people around cars, public interactions, advertising posters, and indoor settings. Two images are circled in red. The layout suggests a systematic review of a series of photographs, possibly from a journalistic or documentary context. The black edging on each image panel reflects the traditional appearance of film contact sheets used before digital photography became prevalent.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.3198
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64162134

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