Robert Frank
Bad Dream, Venice and Los Angeles

Bad Dream, Venice and Los Angeles

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Bad Dream, Venice and Los Angeles
Bad Dream, Venice and Los Angeles
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bad Dream, Venice and Los Angeles
DateMarch 28, 1978
PlaceCalifornia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (36.4 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.450
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; given to MFAH, 2000.
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
front, black ink, under the image: "BAD DREAM in Venice - Los Angeles March 28, 1978 Robert Frank" verso, pencil, top left corner: "RF-788-7E6" verso, pencil, top right corner: "224 - VI(M)"
front, black ink, bottom right corner under image

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