Party--Willem de Kooning no number 1961

"Party--Willem de Kooning no number" is a 1961 gelatin silver print by acclaimed photographer Robert Frank. This photo is a contact sheet depicting a party for artist Willem de Kooning. Frank's iconic photographs often capture candid moments and showcase the intricacies of American culture. The contact sheet format provides a glimpse into Frank's artistic process, as it shows multiple exposures of the same event, revealing his deliberate framing and composition choices. The series "The Americans" (1955–59), which Frank is famous for, was heavily influenced by the photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans.