Robert Frank
Yale Commencement, New Haven Green, New Haven, Connecticut

Yale Commencement, New Haven Green, New Haven, Connecticut

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Yale Commencement, New Haven Green, New Haven, Connecticut
Yale Commencement, New Haven Green, New Haven, Connecticut
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Yale Commencement, New Haven Green, New Haven, Connecticut
  • from the series The Americans
Date1955
PlaceNew Haven, Connecticut, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 5/16 × 12 1/2 in. (21.1 × 31.8 cm)
 Sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jerry E. and Nanette Finger
Object number83.84
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"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 left below image in ink " Yale Commencement 1955 New Haven "
bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank. "

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