Robert Frank
Ford River Rouge Plant

Ford River Rouge Plant

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Ford River Rouge Plant
Ford River Rouge Plant
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ford River Rouge Plant
Date1955
PlaceDetroit, Michigan, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 7/8 × 14 3/4 in. (12.4 × 37.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (25.1 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.459
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: "Ford River Rouge Plant 1955 Robert Frank" verso, pencil, top left corner: "300-60 VII" verso, pencil, top right corner: "300-6 VII"
front, black ink, bottom right corner under the image

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