Look at William S.
Artist
Robert Frank
(American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019)
Date1956
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 3/8 × 7 9/16 inches (28.89 × 19.21 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 11 inches (35.56 × 27.94 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 11 inches (35.56 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3993
SignedSigned and dated on sheet recto, bottom, in black pen: "1956 R. Frank";
On sheet verso, lower right corner, black stamp: "ROBERT FRANK ARCHIVE".
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "693" / "EHG #233"
On View
Not on viewCollections
Terms
Robert Frank emigrated from Switzerland to the U.S. in 1947, where he was soon recognized as a prodigiously original talent. His most celebrated work was created in 1955–56, in the course of a Guggenheimsponsored odyssey across the U.S. Published in Frank’s landmark book The Americans (1959), these photographs explore a great variety of themes related to personal and national identity. In this image (an outtake from the book), Frank uses a graphic fragment of an oddly constructed campaign poster to suggest the unreality of the political process.
Houk Friedman Gallery, New York, NY;
Purchased from Houk Friedman Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1993;
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.
