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"Marilyn Dead," family--Wellfleet 12

1962

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a contact sheet displaying various black and white images of a desert landscape and an American flag. The images show scenes of sandy mountains, desert dunes, and close-ups of the flag against the terrain. The photographs are arranged in rows and columns, capturing different perspectives and compositions of the landscape and flag. The images depict a range of tonal contrasts typical of a desert environment.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.3315
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64162888

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