Robert Frank
Yom Kippur-East River, New York City

Yom Kippur-East River, New York City

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Yom Kippur-East River, New York City
Yom Kippur-East River, New York City
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Yom Kippur-East River, New York City
  • from the series The Americans
Date1955
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 3/16 × 16 3/4 in. (28.4 × 42.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 16 3/4 in. (28.4 × 42.5 cm)
Mount: 11 3/16 × 16 3/4 in. (28.4 × 42.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1084
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist; PaceMacGill Gallery, New York.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from PaceMacGill Gallery, New York, 3/15/1989.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "New York, New York: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from October 8 - March 9, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black, verso of mount, center: "For Exhibition Only / Robert Frank"

Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, center: "Return to / Harpers Bazaar"

Inscribed in black, verso of mount, lower right: "YAUM [sic] KIPPUR / HOLY DAY FOR JEWS / EAST RIVER NYC 1955 [signature]"
Signed in black, verso of mount, lower right: "Robert Frank"
bottom right on image in ink " Robert Frank "
verso top right paper label typed " Robert Frank " and below another paper label with pencil addition " 1601- I "

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