New York City no number c. 1954

"New York City no number" (c. 1954) is a contact sheet by Robert Frank. Contact sheets, a staple in the photographic process, are created by exposing photographic paper to the negatives in order to see how the image will appear before printing. This sheet displays a series of images of children in New York City and serves as a documentation of the creative process of a photographer. It is an interesting look into the creative process of the artist and a unique way of presenting a selection of candid photographs. The images feature everyday people in unguarded moments, a hallmark of Frank’s style, and represent the social and cultural context of the time.