Artist
Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019)American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
- City Fathers, Hoboken, New Jersey
- from the series The Americans
Date1955
Place depictedHoboken, New Jersey, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/16 × 12 1/8 in. (20.4 × 30.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number76.243
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibited: "Public Information: Desire, Disaster, Document," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, Jan. 18 - Apr. 30, 1995 (LN:95.7).
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom center below image in ink " HOBOKEN 1955 "
bottom right below image in ink " R. Frank. "
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Jan van de Velde II
c. 1630
Engraving on cream laid paper, state II/IV
2013.588
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