Florida 13
April 1958
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contact sheet
Dimensions
overall: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Accession Number
1990.28.3065
Art Historical Context
**Florida 13** by Robert Frank, created in April 1958, offers a rare glimpse into the working process of one of the 20th century's most influential photographers. Frank, a Swiss-born artist who became an American icon, captured this contact sheet during his groundbreaking cross-country road trip that produced *The Americans* (1958-59), a photobook that redefined documentary photography. Presented as a grid of small, unretouched negatives printed directly onto paper, this 25.3 x 20.2 cm sheet reveals the raw, unfiltered moments Frank selected from his travels through Florida, highlighting his m...
About the Artist
Robert Frank
Robert Frank (1924-2019) was a Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker whose revolutionary approach to documentary photography fundamentally transformed the medium and influenced generations of artists. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, on November 9, 1924, to a middle-class Jewish family, Frank began his photographic apprenticeship in 1941, working with commercial photographers before im...