Whitney 5

1958

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of multiple exposure strips featuring scenes from an art gallery or exhibition. The image shows a contact sheet with rows of sequential small photographs depicting interior views of an exhibition space filled with paintings on the walls. There are no people identified in the image but silhouettes and outlines suggest the presence of individuals engaged in viewing and possibly discussing the artwork. The contact sheet suggests a monochrome or black and white capture, likely taken in a candid style typical of event or gallery documentation photography. The setting is indoors with numerous artworks visible on the partition walls and some shown hanging from the ceiling. The arrangement of photographs in the contact sheet highlights different perspectives, lighting conditions, and compositions captured during this event.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center in orange pencil: W5

Wikidata ID

Q64165919

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