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Robert Frank
New York City, from The Americans, 1955, printed 1977

Artwork Info

Artwork title
New York City, from The Americans
Artist name
Robert Frank
Date created
1955, printed 1977
Classification
photograph
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
13 1/8 in. × 8 3/4 in. (33.34 cm × 22.23 cm)
Date acquired
1984
Credit
Collection SFMOMA
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Barry S. Ramer
Copyright
© Estate of Robert Frank
Permanent URL
https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/84.1524
Artwork status
Not on view at this time.

In this rare interview, photographer Robert Frank discusses his seminal book The Americans (1958). He reflects on specific images from the series and gives insight into his process at the time.

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