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Edison Museum no number

1957

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet featuring several images of barn-like structures. The contact sheet contains small black and white images showing exterior views of dark-colored buildings with pitched roofs, large support beams or stakes leaning against their outer walls, architectural details, and surrounding areas. The layout of the film strips suggests a meticulous process of documenting or studying this subject.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Accession Number

1994.37.1042
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Inscriptions

center right verso in graphite: Edison / Museum

Wikidata ID

Q64165892

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