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Family--New York City no number

c. 1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with multiple images of urban scenes. The contact sheet contains small black and white photographs taken in a city environment, showing street scenes with buildings, vehicles, and interactions between individuals. The images capture daily life and urban architecture, with some focusing on people in various urban settings. The layout of the contact sheet suggests a sequential capturing of moments within urban environments.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 10.7 x 25.2 cm (4 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1994.37.556
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Inscriptions

lower right in purple crayon: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64165989

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