Artist
Robert Frank American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Funeral, St. Helena, South Carolina
- from the series The Americans
Date1955
PlaceSt. Helena, South Carolina, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (21.6 × 32.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jerry E. and Nanette Finger
Object number83.80
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " Beaufort South Carolina 1955 "
verso bottom left black ink smudge
verso bottom left black ink smudge
bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank. "
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