23rd Street--New York City no number

1953

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image is a contact sheet displaying multiple frames from a series of photographs featuring a woman and a child. The pair is shown from the waist up, sitting close together. The woman has short, dark hair and soft, rounded cheeks. The child has short, neat hair and youthful features. They are dressed casually; the child wears a buttoned cardigan. They are engaged in various activities, such as sitting together, facing the camera, and reading a book. Some frames are marked with red crayon. The backgrounds are plain indoor settings such as a wall with a painting or a window. The lower portion of the contact sheet shows shadows and possibly a reflection through a window, suggesting an indoor space like a living room or studio.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left verso in blue ink: 13

Wikidata ID

Q64165860

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