Guggenheim 71/Detroit 7 by Robert Frank

Guggenheim 71/Detroit 7 1955

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Dimensions: overall: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

Copyright: National Gallery of Art: CC0 1.0

Robert Frank assembled this black and white photograph collage, "Guggenheim 71/Detroit 7," using gelatin silver print and tape. It's like looking at a storyboard, isn't it? A series of frames, some marked with what looks like red pencil, like notes to himself. He's got these urban scenes, bustling streets, and interiors where people are playing pinball. There's something about the way he's pieced it together that feels like a memory, fractured and layered. I wonder if he was thinking about time, the way moments stack up and blur together. I feel like this is a glimpse into Frank's thought process—he's not just taking pictures, he's building a world. What do you think? It's a quiet conversation, one artist to another, across the years.

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