Robert Frank
Beauty Contest, Chinatown

Beauty Contest, Chinatown

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Beauty Contest, Chinatown
Beauty Contest, Chinatown
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Beauty Contest, Chinatown
Date1956
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (34.9 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in. (35.4 × 28.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.466
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; given to MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition History"Robert Frank: A Retrospective from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 14–October 14, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
front black ink diagonal bottom left corner: "Beauty Contest Chinatown NYC 1956 Robert Frank" verso pencil bottom right corner: "5" verso pencil top left corner: "339-VII" verso pencil top right corner: "339-VII" verso black ink top right corner: upward arrow
front black ink diagonal bottom left corner

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