Group walking in park--People

1941-1945

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a slightly elevated point of view looking down a gentle slope in a wooded park. The scene is dominated by silhouetted trees and a subtle downward incline of the land. Soft, diffuse light creates long shadows across the ground. The color palette is black, white, and gray. In the foreground, a wooden bench is present on the left side. Further away, a group of four silhouetted figures - an adult and three children - walk on the path beneath the trees. In the background, there is brighter light suggesting an open area beyond the trees.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 5.5 x 5.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.206

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161067

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