Robert Frank
Convention Hall, Chicago

Convention Hall, Chicago

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Convention Hall, Chicago
Convention Hall, Chicago
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Convention Hall, Chicago
Date1956
PlaceChicago, Illinois, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 13/16 × 9 5/16 in. (35.1 × 23.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of P / K Associates
Object number84.949
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceP/K Associates, New York; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History"Famous/Infamous: Images of Celebrity from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, October 23–December 9, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso above signature in ink " Chicago 1956 "
verso in pencil " 620 ", " 7-171 "
verso bottom right in ink " R. Frank "

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