Robert Frank

St. Petersburg, Florida
1955

A black and white photograph capturing a moment on a city street where a group of elderly individuals are seated on a bench. In the foreground, a man wearing a fedora hat is seen in profile, while behind him, another man in a plaid cap and a woman wearing a hat adorned with a bow are also seated. The background shows a blurred vintage car in motion, emphasizing the stillness of the seated figures in contrast to the bustling street.
A black and white photograph capturing a moment on a city street where a group of elderly individuals are seated on a bench. In the foreground, a man wearing a fedora hat is seen in profile, while behind him, another man in a plaid cap and a woman wearing a hat adorned with a bow are also seated. The background shows a blurred vintage car in motion, emphasizing the stillness of the seated figures in contrast to the bustling street.

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Date
1955

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm) Image: 10 9/16 × 13 7/16in. (26.8 × 34.1 cm)

Accession number
2003.413

Series
The Americans

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Manny and Skippy Gerard

Rights and reproductions
© Robert Frank, courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York

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Robert Frank
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