Robert Frank
Hold Still—Keep Going

Hold Still—Keep Going

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Hold Still—Keep Going
Hold Still—Keep Going
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hold Still—Keep Going
DateDecember 1987
MediumGelatin silver print with ink
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.453
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; given to MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
front, over the image, black ink: "many have given me their help and their friendship/WERNER ZYRD - SHEILA CURTIS - ROBERT DELPIRE - GARY HILL - LOUIS FAURER/ANNE TUCKER - KAZUHIKO MOTOMURA - LOUIS SILVERSTEIN - SID KAPLAN/PETER MACGILL - MICHAEL HAMMER - VICENT TODOLI - RUDY WUALITZER/REGINALD RANKIN - PHILIP BROOKMAN - MARTY GREENBAUM/and now/December 1987/memories..../Shadows...../Hold Still/Keep Going" front, black ink, bottom right corner of the image: "Robert Frank"
front, black ink, bottom right corner of the image

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