Laborer--People

1941-1945

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a construction site featuring jackhammer work on a railway track. The image captures a scene on a city street where construction work is taking place. In the foreground, there is a jackhammer being operated on a damaged section of a railway track embedded in the road. The background shows a cityscape with large buildings, likely from an urban setting, and construction materials scattered around. The photo is black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 5.8 x 5.6 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.193

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64160897

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