Artist
Robert Frank American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Man on Park Bench, Paris
Date1949
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/sheet: 8 5/8 × 13 1/4 in. (21.9 × 33.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern in honor of Christian Keesee
Object number2005.1498
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in blue ink on verso center: "Frank"
Inscribed in black, verso of sheet, lower center: "[signature] . PARIS"
Marked in blue ink on verso upper right: "685 ... (illegible)"
Marked in pencil on verso mat/mount: "Robert Frank / 1949 Paris", "DM612"
Inscribed in black, verso of sheet, lower center: "[signature] . PARIS"
Marked in blue ink on verso upper right: "685 ... (illegible)"
Marked in pencil on verso mat/mount: "Robert Frank / 1949 Paris", "DM612"
The photograph is signed in black, verso of sheet, lower center: "R. Frank . PARIS"
Stamped in black, verso of sheet, upper center: "GAMMA / PICTURE AGENCY / 33 West 42nd Street / New York 18, N.Y. / LA. 4-5578 / CREDIT:"
Stamped in black, verso of sheet, lower left (with ink insertions): "COPYRIGHT © Robert Frank 1978 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED"
Stamped in black, verso of sheet, in a stamped black square with pencil insertions: "ROBERT FRANK ARCHIVE / Paris / 391"
Stamped in black, verso of sheet, lower left (with ink insertions): "COPYRIGHT © Robert Frank 1978 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED"
Stamped in black, verso of sheet, in a stamped black square with pencil insertions: "ROBERT FRANK ARCHIVE / Paris / 391"
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Diane Arbus
1962, printed later
Gelatin silver print
2005.1456
