New York City no number

1954

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet consisting of multiple individual film negatives. A contact sheet is a photographic image produced from film; it is created by placing negatives directly onto the photographic paper and exposing it to light, resulting in a series of small images. The description includes various scenes such as streets, buildings, vehicles, indoor portraits, and possibly candid moments captured in different settings. The negatives reveal a variety of subjects, including exterior urban scenes with buildings and cars, close-up shots of possibly interior settings, and portraits of individuals. There are collections of images that appear to capture daily life moments, architecture, and possibly commercial surroundings with signage. The diversity in the visual content highlights a collection of documentary or narrative-style photography, giving a glimpse into different aspects of life and cityscapes.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64165870

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