Artist
Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019)American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Rooming House, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles
- from the series The Americans
Date1955–1956
PlaceLos Angeles, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 3/8 × 8 3/16 in. (31.4 × 20.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jerry E. and Nanette Finger
Object number83.83
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, for "Public Information: Desire, Disaster, Document," from Jan. 18 - Apr. 30, 1995 (LN:95.7).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " BUNKER HILL, L.A. California "
bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank. "
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