Robert Frank
Souvenir

Souvenir

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Souvenir
Souvenir
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Souvenir
DateMay 1978
(not assigned)Mabou, Canada
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 1/4 × 13 in. (13.3 × 33 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.454
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, over the center of the image: "Souvenir"
front, bottom of the image, black script: "sites from" front, bottom of the image, white script: "X Visite May 30 1978/Mabou" front, under the bottom right corner, black ink: "R. Frank" verso, pencil, top right corner: "2012-VI"
front, black ink, bottom right corner under the image

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