Robert Frank
Liferaft Earth

Liferaft Earth

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Liferaft Earth
Liferaft Earth
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Liferaft Earth
Date1969
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/16 × 5 5/16 in. (33.2 × 13.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.461
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: "WAVY GRAVY AND STEWART BRAND LIFERAFT EARTH 1969 R.F." verso pencil top left corner: "301-53 VII" verso pencil top right corner: "301-53/VII"
front, black ink, under image bottom right corner, initials

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