Children--Parties 3

c. 1958

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet containing multiple frames. The contact sheet showcases various scenes captured in black and white, presented in rows of individual frames. The sequence of images appears to have been taken indoors, showing different perspectives and compositions. Many frames include a box-like construction with square cutouts propped up in a room that has visible wooden flooring and light coming through the windows. Additionally, some frames feature printed photographs or paper affixed to this box structure. Marks such as a blue "3" tag and an "X" drawn in some frames suggest selections or highlights made for particular images. The overall composition of this contact sheet gives a behind-the-scenes or work-in-progress glimpse possibly of a photographic project or an art installation.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center in blue ink: 2; lower left verso in blue ink: 8

Wikidata ID

Q64165832

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