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Subway no number

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a contact sheet featuring black-and-white negatives of various scenes within a public transportation setting, possibly a train station or subway. The images show signage with words like "Grand" and "Trains to," trains, underground corridors, platforms, and passengers in transit environments. The negatives have sprockets on the edges, typical of film photography, emphasizing its analog nature. The overall atmosphere of the images suggests a documentarian or journalistic approach to capturing everyday life in a transit setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1994.37.909
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64165484

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