Embarkation--New York City no number

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet from a film roll. The image shows small, sequential black and white photographs printed directly from negatives onto a single sheet. The contact sheet captures various scenes and events, potentially within a social or professional event context, considering indoor settings and groups. The images depict diverse scenes with varied lighting conditions, some featuring artwork or murals in the background. The layout of the contact sheet enables an examination of different shots from the film roll, each bordered by perforated edges typical of analog film. Details like frame numbers and film stock information (Kodak Safety Film Plus X) are included, referencing a traditional method of photography workflow.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64165550

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