Bars no number

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of multiple film strips with images displayed on them. The film strips are laid out in succession across a dark surface, showing a series of black and white images. Each film strip contains several frames capturing various scenes such as groups of people, vehicles, and candid moments. Throughout the film strips, there are high-contrast scenes and subtle, shadowy captures. One frame is highlighted with a red circle. The arrangement and format suggest that these are contact sheets used in traditional photography to view negatives before selecting images for prints. The layout showcases the photographer's developmental process and choice-making in capturing moments, presenting a sense of everyday life and candid instances.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64166003

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