Family and Aunt Frida--New York City no number

1954

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a series of black-and-white negatives that depict various scenes of interaction and activities. The frames show candid moments captured indoors, featuring playful or everyday activities, human expressions, and interactions. The negatives are aligned in a filmstrip style, allowing for a narrative-like sequence of images with different focal points and compositional elements. The monotone nature of the negatives emphasizes contrast and texture, giving an authentic documentary-like quality to the imagery. The variations in lighting suggest different times or settings within each scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left verso in blue ink: 19

Wikidata ID

Q64166010

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