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Congressional 19

December 1954 or January 1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is an image of a contact sheet with multiple black-and-white photographs of an interior setting. The contact sheet contains small sequential images showing different perspectives and angles inside a passenger train. The photos capture scenes of seating areas, people conversing, and some with marked editing marks. The style appears to be reportage or documentary photography, capturing spontaneous and candid moments within the train's social setting.

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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

1994.37.825
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Inscriptions

center verso in red pencil: C19

Wikidata ID

Q64165469

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