Robert Frank
Chinatown Beauty Contest, New York City

Chinatown Beauty Contest, New York City

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

Chinatown Beauty Contest, New York City
Chinatown Beauty Contest, New York City
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Chinatown Beauty Contest, New York City
Datepossibly 1968
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/2 × 10 1/16 in. (34.3 × 25.6 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of P / K Associates
Object number84.960
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceP/K Associates, New York; given to MFAH, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left on image in ink " NYC 1968 " / verso top right corner in pencil " 392[circled] " / bottom right corner " 168 " / lower center pencil markings
bottom right on image in ink " Robert Frank "

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