Robert Frank
Crosses on Scene of Highway Accident, U.S. 91, Idaho

Crosses on Scene of Highway Accident, U.S. 91, Idaho

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Crosses on Scene of Highway Accident, U.S. 91, Idaho
Crosses on Scene of Highway Accident, U.S. 91, Idaho
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Crosses on Scene of Highway Accident, U.S. 91, Idaho
  • from the series The Americans
Date1956
PlaceIdaho, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 5/16 × 8 1/8 in. (31.3 × 20.6 cm)
 Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jerry E. and Nanette Finger
Object number84.128
Not on view

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Department
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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 " U.S. # 91 IDAHO "
bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank 1956 "

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