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Robert Frank

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Robert Frank is a Swiss-American photographer known for his unflinching documentation of American life in the 1950s, particularly the series 'The Americans,' which established a new standard for photographic narrative and social observation. His work combines formal restraint with intimate observation of ordinary moments.

Source: Pace Gallery · Trust score: 100% · Updated 26d ago

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New York City, Battery Park

1958 · gelatin silver print

Image: 23 x 34.6 cm (9 1/16 x 13 5/8 in.); Paper: 28 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland

1956 · gelatin silver print, printed c. 1956-1960

Image: 21.6 x 32.6 cm (8 1/2 x 12 13/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Bank, Houston, Texas

1956 · gelatin silver print

Image: 30.9 x 20.4 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Covered Car, Long Beach, California

1956 · gelatin silver print

Image: 31.5 x 48 cm (12 3/8 x 18 7/8 in.); Paper: 40.5 x 50.9 cm (15 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Parade, Hoboken, NJ

1955 · gelatin silver print on photographic support

height: 206 cm, width: 309 cm

Rijksmuseum

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New Orleans, Canal Street

1955 · gelatin silver print

Image: 32 x 47.8 cm (12 5/8 x 18 13/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 x 50.8 cm (15 7/8 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Fourth of July, Jay, New York

1955 · gelatin silver print, printed 1970s

Image: 47.6 x 31.1 cm (18 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.); Paper: 50.2 x 40.6 cm (19 3/4 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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New York City

1951 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 28.7 x 19.1 cm (11 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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