Artist
Robert Frank American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, New York City
- from the series The Americans
Date1956
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (31.6 × 21.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number83.100
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
"The Universal Archive," Museu Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal, March 9–May 3, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " 23rd Street New York City 1956 "
bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank. "
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Robert Frank
1962, printed later
Gelatin silver print
91.1296