Photography Collections Database
Record Detail
Call Number: |
PH-02904 |
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Collection Name: |
The Americans: 81 Contact Sheets |
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Creator: |
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No. of Items: |
81 items in 1 portfolio |
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Span Dates: |
2009 |
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Description: |
Limited edition portfolio by Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland, 1924-2019), entitled The Americans: 81 Contact Sheets (Tokyo: Yugensha / Kazuhiko Motomura, 2009). The portfolio consists of 81 lithographs (2017:0013:0001-0081) and a pamphlet that are laid into cardboard case and housed in a wooden box. The Ransom Center's copy of the portfolio is number 82 of an edition of 300 numbered copies (80 copies issued in folding board boxes, 220 copies issued in paulownia wood boxes). Detailed descriptions of part of the portfolio follow. |
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Access Restrictions: |
Advance notice and curatorial approval are required to request this item until it is housed and cataloged. To make an appointment, please contact the Curator of Photography. |
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Accession No(s): |
Robert Frank: The Americans, 81 Contact Sheets |
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Location(s): |
Curatorial permission required (2017:0013:0001-0081) |
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See Also: |
Susan E. Cohen and William S. Johnson Creativity Project Papers and Photography Collection: Additional works by Frank can be found in the Susan E. Cohen and William S. Johnson Creativity Project Papers and Photography Collection (PH-02666). The Ransom Center library holds several editions of the The Americans that can be found by searching the library catalog. |
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