Robert Frank
San Francisco

San Francisco

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

San Francisco
San Francisco
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • San Francisco
  • from the series The Americans
Date1956
PlaceSan Francisco, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (34 × 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number83.107
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
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).

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " San Francisco 1956 "
verso top right in pencil " x "
bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank. "
verso bottom right a paper label with inscription in pencil " Robert Frank / San Francisco, 1956 / RF 106 "

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