Subway no number

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet featuring various images of a subway or train environment. The contact sheet displays multiple small, sequential photographs that capture different scenes within and around a subway or train. The images include views of stairways and platforms, interior shots of train cars with passengers, and stations with signage. There is a focus on the architectural and social aspects commonly found in urban transit systems. The overall composition of the contact sheet gives a sense of dynamic movement and the everyday experience of urban travel. The selection on the bottom row, emphasized by a red outline, draws attention to a particular series of images among the collection.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64165495

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