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Robert Frank

Artist

WA-00290516

Photography

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None documented

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225

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ104834318 DBpediaRobert_Frank_(sculptor)

MoMA

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Pace-Galleryhttps://www.pacegallery.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1973
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Robert Frank is a Swiss-American photographer known for his unflinching documentation of American life in the 1950s, particularly the series 'The Americans,' which established a new standard for photographic narrative and social observation. His work combines formal restraint with intimate observation of ordinary moments.

Source: Pace Gallery · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (16)

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New York City, Battery Park

1958 · gelatin silver print

Image: 23 x 34.6 cm (9 1/16 x 13 5/8 in.); Paper: 28 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland

1956 · gelatin silver print, printed c. 1956-1960

Image: 21.6 x 32.6 cm (8 1/2 x 12 13/16 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Bank, Houston, Texas

1956 · gelatin silver print

Image: 30.9 x 20.4 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Covered Car, Long Beach, California

1956 · gelatin silver print

Image: 31.5 x 48 cm (12 3/8 x 18 7/8 in.); Paper: 40.5 x 50.9 cm (15 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Parade, Hoboken, NJ

1955 · gelatin silver print on photographic support

height: 206 cm, width: 309 cm

Rijksmuseum

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New Orleans, Canal Street

1955 · gelatin silver print

Image: 32 x 47.8 cm (12 5/8 x 18 13/16 in.); Paper: 40.4 x 50.8 cm (15 7/8 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Fourth of July, Jay, New York

1955 · gelatin silver print, printed 1970s

Image: 47.6 x 31.1 cm (18 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.); Paper: 50.2 x 40.6 cm (19 3/4 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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New York City

1951 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 28.7 x 19.1 cm (11 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

United States Hotel Parlor, Saratoga, N.Y., No. 82 from the series "Saratoga Springs, N. Y."

1875 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.5 × 7.3 cm (3 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, stereo, from the series "Saratoga Springs, N. Y."

1875 · Albumen print

Each image: 7.6 × 7.3 cm (3 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pavilion and United States Springs, Saratoga, N.Y., No. 16 from the series "Saratoga Springs, N. Y."

1875 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.6 × 7.5 cm (3 × 3 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Geyser Spring, No. 4 from the series "Saratoga Springs, N. Y."

1875 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.6 × 7.2 cm (3 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.5 cm (3 1/2 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alonzo H. Sterrett, Late Adjutant, Fortieth U.S. Infantry

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 8.9 x 5.5 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.) Mount: 10.2 x 6.1 cm (4 x 2 3/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Young Woman with Beckers Tabletop Stereoscope]

1864 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 9.1 x 5.2 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Union Cavalry Soldier with Pistol in Holster]

1861 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.3 × 5.7 cm) Sheet: 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.3 × 5.7 cm) Mount: 4 in. × 2 7/16 in. (10.2 × 6.2 cm) Group frame: either 14 x 11 in. or 17 x 14 in.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

General George Armstrong Custer

1860 · Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Image: 8.5 × 5.4 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.); Paper: 10 × 6.1 cm (3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (5)

16 published of 224 catalogued · 215 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img
The Met
3 published3 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 208 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

8 entries · 1 sources

Parade, Hoboken, NJ
1955 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Fourth of July, Jay, New York
1955 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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New York City, Battery Park
1958 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
New Orleans, Canal Street
1955 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bank, Houston, Texas
1956 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
New York City
1951 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cleveland
1956 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Covered Car, Long Beach, California
1956 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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