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San Yu, Paris--Switzerland 12

1961

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of black and white film negatives. The image shows two strips of photographic film displaying sequential frames of street scenes with people and buildings. The format resembles a contact sheet used by photographers to review images. The negative strips are displayed horizontally, with some frames partially visible or upside down. One frame is marked with a red rectangle.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

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

1994.37.1152
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Inscriptions

upper right verso in orange pencil: 12; lower right verso in blue ink: 20

Wikidata ID

Q64165683

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