Rock & roll--Alan Freed 9

c. 1957

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet displaying film strips with multiple frames of individual photographs. The images depict scenes from an event or gathering, showing interiors of a building, stage lighting, and crowds. The film designations are labeled "KODAK SAFETY FILM" and "SUPER XX." Contact sheets are used by photographers to view all negatives from a roll of film at once for selection before full development. The overall tone of the contact sheet is monochromatic, typical for black-and-white photography.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center verso in red pencil: 9 (circled); center verso stamped in red ink: ROBERT FRANK / VENTURE PHOTOGRAPHS

Wikidata ID

Q64165733

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