Red Grooms' studio no number
1962
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contact sheet
Dimensions
overall: 25.2 x 20.1 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
1990.28.3255
Art Historical Context
In 1962, renowned photographer Robert Frank captured intimate glimpses into the chaotic creativity of artist Red Grooms' New York studio, as seen in this contact sheet titled *Red Grooms' studio number*. Frank, celebrated for his groundbreaking 1958 photobook *The Americans*—which offered a raw, unflinching portrait of mid-century U.S. life—here turned his lens on the vibrant downtown art scene. Red Grooms, a pioneering figure in Pop Art and Happenings, was known for his whimsical sculptures and immersive environments, making his studio a hub of innovative energy during the early 1960s cultura...
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...