Actor hammering weapon--Filming "Landammann Stauffacher"

1941

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph showing a group of young individuals holding spears in a row. An older person is demonstrating something related to the spears. The setting appears rural with wooden structures and a mountainous landscape in the background. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing light and shadow contrasts.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.2 x 14.3 cm (6 x 5 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.7 x 14.8 cm (6 3/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.377

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right verso in graphite: No. 5 / R. Frank, Zürich / Schulhausstr. 73

Wikidata ID

Q64163978

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