Christmas--New York City no number

1954

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with several images printed on Kodak Safety Film. The photographs show various scenes and subjects, including outdoor events with people, cityscapes, street scenes, and close-ups of objects or activities. Some specific images on the contact sheet include a cluster of balloons, a crowd of people under umbrellas, and a scene with a horse-drawn carriage. The layout suggests the images were captured on a roll of film and then printed for review. The style of clothing and vehicles depicted indicates that the photos were likely taken in the mid-20th century. The contact sheet follows the traditional format for film photography preparation, allowing the photographer to choose which images to print in larger formats.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64165537

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