Artist
Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019)American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Bar, New York City
- from the series The Americans
Date1955–1956
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 13 1/16 in. (21.6 × 33.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number84.150
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Public Information: Desire, Disaster, Document," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, January 18–April 30,1995.
"Rockin' and Rollin'," Galveston Arts Center, Texas, January 24–February 29, 2004.
"The Universal Archive," Museu Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal, March 9–May 3, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " New York City Bar 1954 "
bottom right below image in ink " Robert Frank. "
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Robert Frank
1962, printed later
Gelatin silver print
91.1296
