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Hearn's--New York City no number

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet featuring multiple black-and-white images. The full contact sheet consists of various frames taken of individuals using an escalator within a public space. The frames depict different scenes of people moving along the escalator, capturing motion and interaction. Some frames have been highlighted with a red circle, potentially indicating specific images of interest. The overall tone of the photograph reflects the candid and spontaneous nature typical of street or human-interest photography.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

sheet: 25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1994.37.783
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64166040

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