El--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 with small, individual photographs laid out in sequence. The scenes include urban environments, bridges, and construction-related elements. Each frame is bordered by black film strips with markings like "KODAK SAFETY FILM" and "SUPER XX". The layout is typical of a photographer's contact sheet, used for reviewing and selecting shots from a photo session. The sheet offers a glimpse into the photographer's working process, capturing moments from various perspectives and compositions.
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Provenance

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

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Inscriptions

lower right verso in blue ink: 16

Wikidata ID

Q64165876

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