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Subway 5

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a film contact sheet with rows of small black and white images showcasing various street and subway scenes. The images depict urban environments, including overhead faces, dimly lit interior scenes, subway train or platform with signs and figures, crowded platforms, and people within indoor areas, possibly in subway settings. The sheet also includes tickets or markers on the filmstrip, with one large circle marked in red in a specific frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Accession Number

1994.37.895
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Inscriptions

lower left in orange pencil: 5 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q64165347

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