Robert Frank
London

London

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

London
London
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • London
Date1951
PlaceLondon, England
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (32.5 × 21.4 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of P/K Associates
Object number84.822
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionFrom
1951 to 1953, Robert Frank, who is best known for his famous series The
Americans, photographed the streets of postwar London. During that time, he
captured hundreds of men and women whose dress reflects their class and lot in
life. Pictures from this series feature anxious businessmen in nearly identical
pinstripe suits, with the morning newspaper in their pockets. The men neither
look at the camera nor at each other, locked in similar gestures and routines.

ProvenanceP/K Associates, New York; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History"Public Dress," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 19 June - 8 October, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center in pencil " 6-30 "
lower right " 540 "
bottom right corner " 44 "
recto center below image in ink " London 1951 "
bottom right below image in ink " R. Frank. "

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