Robert Frank
Political Rally, Chicago

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Artist Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019)American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019

CultureAmerican

Titles

Political Rally, Chicago
from the series The Americans

Date1956

PlaceChicago, Illinois, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 12 7/8 × 8 5/8 in. (32.7 × 21.9 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11 1/16 in. (35.2 × 28.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jerry E. and Nanette Finger

Object number83.92

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryLoaned to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, for "Public Information: Desire, Disaster, Document," from Jan. 18 - Apr. 30, 1995 (LN:95.7).
Exhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

bottom left below image in ink " Chicago 1956 "

bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank. "

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