Pablo's birthday no number

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with multiple exposures. The main photograph shows small rectangular black and white film negatives arranged in rows on a black background. Each frame depicts different scenes, some showing interiors with tables, chairs, and windows that filter sunlight. There is a variety of angles and compositions, with scenes of people engaged in daily activities. One frame at the top right corner is marked with a red rectangle. The layout suggests the selection process for the best image from a series of photographs, common in analog photography.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64166042

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