Date
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Gelatin silver print, from "The Americans" (1955/56)
Inscriptions
Inscribed recto, lower left, below image, in black ink: "South + Carolina 1955"; signed and inscribed recto, lower right, below image, in black ink: "R. Frank. 77"; stamped and inscribed verso, lower right, in black ink and graphite: "ROBERT FRANK ARCHIVE [stamped in black ink] / Americans 4 / Funeral - St. Helena, / South Carolina / L.82.006.022 421 [inscribed in graphite]" [in rectangle]
Art Institute of Chicago, “What Am I Looking At: Robert Frank Photographs,” November 2, 2002-February 2, 2003. (Elizabeth Siegel)
Art Institute of Chicago, “Far from Home: Photography, Travel, and Inspiration”, January 20-May 6, 2007. (Elizabeth Siegel and Newell G Smith)
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