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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

Artist:

Robert Frank
American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Robert Frank

Title

New York City

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1955

Medium

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

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, lower center, in graphite: "3 [encircled]"

Dimensions

Image: 34 × 22.7 cm (13 7/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28.1 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Paul Mann

Reference Number

1975.1121

Copyright

© Robert Frank

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