Subway 13

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet displaying multiple individual black and white images. The contact sheet features sequential frames of images showing various scenes, including train platforms, subway station signage, and more abstract captures of spaces such as tunnels or indoor environments. The contact sheet is marked with a red circle containing the number '13'. Each image is framed by the characteristic borders and numbers of 35mm film. The arrangement of multiple frames within a single photograph suggests a narrative or sequence, typical of film contact sheets used for reviewing photographs before selecting the best shots for enlargement. The use of predominantly black and white tones emphasizes the textural and light contrasts in the scenes.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in orange pencil: 13 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q64165355

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