Bum and car 1 1959

"Bum and car 1" is a contact sheet photograph by Robert Frank, taken in 1959. It is a photographic document that shows a sequence of frames from a roll of 35mm film. The image is divided into six rows of four frames each, each frame showing a different perspective of a man laying next to a car with the word "Bum" written on the side. The contact sheet is a testament to the photographic process and the artist's decision-making process during the shooting of the image. It is an important part of the photographic archive and provides a glimpse into the way Robert Frank worked. The contact sheet is an example of photojournalism and documentary photography, a genre that was prominent in the late 1950s.