"Vogue" women--New York City W12 1952 - 1953

Robert Frank created "Vogue" women--New York City W12, using gelatin silver print. The artwork is a strip of negatives that offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of high fashion photography in New York City. It's fascinating to consider how this image challenges the carefully constructed image that “Vogue” sells to the public. Frank’s image suggests a kind of disruption, a break in the seamless facade of fashion. This was made during a period of significant social and cultural change in the United States, the 1960s, and the artwork hints at those tensions. The image is also interesting from an institutional point of view. It shows the labor that goes into producing glossy images of the world that often get overlooked. To truly understand the historical context, one would look into archives, fashion magazines, and social commentaries of the time to contextualize the meaning of such art.