Robert Frank

signed in ink, title in green ink on a label, and the photographer's Archive and copyright stamps, with notations in pencil and ink, on the reverse, 1955 (Robert Frank in America, p. 65)

This print, trimmed to the image and on sturdy double-weight paper with a surface sheen, is in generally very good condition. In raking light, the following are visible: small deposits of original retouching; a linear impression in the lower right quadrant; and a few small handling creases in the upper portion. Some extremely faint silvering is visible in the darkest areas of the image. There are sharp creases which break the emulsion across 3 of the corners, and there is some intermittent edge-chipping. The reverse is faintly soiled, and there are a few surface abrasions.
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