Snow with children--New York City no number

1957-1958

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of several film strips displaying various scenes. The image shows a compilation of three strips of film negatives placed against a dark background. The individual frames in the strips contain monochrome images of snow-covered urban environments and various activities, including buildings and people participating in winter activities. The top two strips show people in winter clothing against a backdrop of buildings. The film negatives capture candid or staged moments associated with documentary or street photography. The composition and exposure techniques are characteristic of traditional film photography, offering a glimpse into captured moments of past eras.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64165894

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