Chicago
Artist
Robert Frank
(American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019)
Date1959; printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 × 13 1/8 inches (22.23 × 33.34 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 inches (27.78 × 35.56 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 inches (27.78 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1373
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in black pen: "R. Frank."
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "Chicago 1968"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "1600.00" / "8-130"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionSky scraper buildings in background and reaching out of frame. In center of image, the back end of a mid-20th centruy make car is perched on top of a parking structure.ProvenanceEdwynn Houk Gallery, Chicago, IL;
Purchased from Edwynn Houk Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1981;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Purchased from Edwynn Houk Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1981;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© Robert Frank; Courtesy of Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information,
is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete.
Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a
particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum.
If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image,
please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.
