Robert Frank
The Americans

The Americans

© The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation

The Americans
The Americans
ArtistAmerican, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Americans
Date1958
PlaceUnited States
MediumBook maquette
DimensionsOverall: 8 × 9 5/8 × 5/8 in. (20.3 × 24.4 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number85.457
Not on view

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Department
Photography
ProvenanceRobert Frank; P/K Associates, Paul Katz; purchased by MFAH, 1985.
Exhibition History"Robert Frank: A Retrospective from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Cameron Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, July 14 - October 14, 2001.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, for
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Front cover, upper left, stamped: IMPORTANT Front cover, upper right in pencil: Robert Frank Front cover in pencil: Robert Delpire 278 Blvd. Raspail Inside front cover, in ink: Robert Frank 34 Third Avenue New York City GR3-1231

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