Robert Frank
Detroit

Detroit

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Detroit
Detroit
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Detroit
Date1955
PlaceDetroit, Michigan, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 × 8 3/8 in. (33.7 × 21.3 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of P/K Associates
Object number84.924
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceP/K Associates, New York; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Robert Frank: A Retrospective from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Cameron Foundation Gallery, July 14 - October 14, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " Detroit 1955 "
verso lower right in pencil " 7-12 "
bottom right below image in ink " R. Frank. "

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