Circus, Palisades 2

1958

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of various frames from a contact sheet depicting a scene involving elephants, a crowd, and a vehicle. It displays black and white photographs arranged in a grid format, typical of a contact sheet from film photography. The frames show a sequence of events possibly in a circus or an exhibition setting. The upper left strip includes images possibly showing a patterned ceiling or tent. The central strips feature elephants and a crowd around them. People are present in the scene. The bottom strip shows vehicles, people, and different angles of the elephants and the crowd. The contact sheet presents a candid, documentary style showcasing the interplay between humans, animals, and machinery in the environment.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center verso in red pencil: 2

Wikidata ID

Q64165654

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