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Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan

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:

1955/56, printed 1970s

Artist:

Robert Frank
American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Robert Frank

Title

Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1955–1956

Medium

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

Inscriptions

inscribed verso, on mount, lower center, in graphite: "2 [encircled]"

Dimensions

Image: 22.9 × 34 cm (9 1/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Paper: 28.1 × 35.4 cm (11 1/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Paul Mann

Reference Number

1975.1120

Copyright

© Robert Frank

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