Robert Frank
Sick of Goodbys

Sick of Goodbys

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Sick of Goodbys
Sick of Goodbys
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
PrinterAmerican, born 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sick of Goodbys
DateNovember 1978, printed 1978
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 × 12 15/16 in. (48.3 × 32.9 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Pablo Frank Trust
Object number82.480
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe Pablo Frank Trust, Mabou, Nova Scotia; given to MFAH, 1982.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988
Exhibited: "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
verso lower right in ink " PRINT: [illegible] Dec ' 78 "
bottom right on image in ink " Robert Frank "
verso lower half in ink " # 6 R. Frank "

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