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Convention Hall, Chicago

A work made of gelatin silver print, from "the americans" (1955/56).
© Robert Frank

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print, from "the americans" (1955/56).

Date:

1956

Artist:

Robert Frank
American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Robert Frank

Title

Convention Hall, Chicago

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1956

Medium

Gelatin silver print, from "The Americans" (1955/56)

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, lower left, eblow image, in black ink: "Chicago 1955 DE SAPIO with NY Delegation at Democratic Convention 1955"; inscribed and signed recto, lower right, below image, in black ink: "to the memory of Hugh Edwards Robert Frank."; inscribed verso, upper left, in graphite: "5104-I"; verso, upper right, in graphite: "5104-I / X"; verso, lower left, in graphite: "X"; verso, lower right, in graphite: "PriNT SID KAPLAN 1985"

Dimensions

Image: 31.5 × 47.4 cm (12 7/16 × 18 11/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Frank

Reference Number

2000.348

Copyright

© Robert Frank

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