Robert Frank
Queen's Coming, London

Queen's Coming, London

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Queen's Coming, London
Queen's Coming, London
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Queen's Coming, London
Date1952
PlaceLondon, England
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/8 × 13 1/2 in. (23.2 × 34.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.6 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of P/K Associates
Object number84.829
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

By breaking commonly held rules of photography and
challenging the limits of narrative, Robert Frank became one of the world’s
most celebrated artists. In
Queen’s Coming, London
, he
captures the waiting crowd but leaves the approaching monarch out of the frame.
The photograph is alive with anticipation, conveying the uncertain cultural
climate in postwar England.




ProvenanceP/K Associates, New York; given to MFAH, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " Queen's coming 1952 "
verso center in pencil " 6-74 ", bottom right corner " 57 "
bottom right below image in ink " R. Frank. LONDON "

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