Artist Monograph

Robert Frank, American

Robert Frank is represented by 208 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american, with dated works spanning 1947–2008.

American, born Switzerland.1924–2019

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	206	99%
Digital Art	1	0.5%
Printmaking	1	0.5%

Technique range

Robert Frank’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Photography, with secondary engagement in Digital Art, Printmaking.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 208 works produced between 1947 and 2008 attributed to Robert Frank, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 61 years, from 1947 to 2008.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Robert Frank is catalogued under American nationality. See the full American artists hub.

Contemporaries among American artists

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works at MoMA
3358
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works at MoMA
2199
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works at MoMA
1338
Lee Friedlander
works at MoMA
932
George Maciunas
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1924–2019 (95 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 150 shown of 208

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Myself, New York City Photograph Acc. 264.1985	1947	Gelatin silver print	10 1/2 × 10 3/8" (26.9 × 26.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul Katz
Coney Island Photograph Acc. 270.2003	1948	Gelatin silver print	13 9/16 × 9 1/16" (34.4 × 23 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Family, Peru Photograph Acc. 354.1981.14	1948	Gelatin silver print	8 9/16 × 13 1/16" (21.7 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Horse and Sun, Peru Photograph Acc. 354.1981.34	1948	Gelatin silver print	10 13/16 × 13 1/16" (27.4 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Landscape, Peru Photograph Acc. 354.1981.12	1948	Gelatin silver print	8 9/16 × 13" (21.9 × 33.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Men of Air, New York Photograph Acc. 354.1981.25	1948	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 9 5/16" (35.1 × 23.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Mississippi River, St. Louis Photograph Acc. 354.1981.15	1948	Gelatin silver print	9 5/8 × 13 1/16" (24.5 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Mulberry Street, New York City Photograph Acc. 292.2003	1948	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 10 7/8" (35.3 × 27.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Peru Photograph Acc. 289.2016	1948	Gelatin silver print	7 × 13 1/4" (17.8 × 33.7 cm)	Photography	Nelson A. Rockefeller Fund
Saint Louis, Missouri Photograph Acc. 454.1984	1948	Gelatin silver print	4 1/2 × 13 1/2" (11.1 × 34.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Street Line, New York Photograph Acc. 168.1959	1948	Gelatin silver print	12 11/16 × 8 9/16" (32.2 × 21.7 cm)	Photography	Nelson A. Rockefeller Fund
Untitled, Peru Photograph Acc. 88.1962	1948	Gelatin silver print	10 1/8 × 9 5/16" (25.8 × 23.7 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Couple, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.19	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 6 9/16" (35 × 16.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Dead Horse, Angers Photograph Acc. 354.1981.32	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 1/16 × 7 15/16" (33.2 × 20.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Doll, New York Photograph Acc. 354.1981.26	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 8 7/16" (35.1 × 21.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Federal District of Washington Photograph Acc. 843.1965	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 5/16 × 7 1/2" (33.9 × 19 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Horse and Cart, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.31	1949	Gelatin silver print	8 11/16 × 13 1/16" (22 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
The Landsgemeinde in Switzerland Photograph Acc. 180.1976	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 5/8 × 9 3/16" (34.6 × 23.3 cm)	Photography	John Parkinson III Fund
Times Square Photograph Acc. 311.2003	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 9/16 × 10 1/8" (34.4 × 25.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Tree and Chair, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.30	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 9 1/4" (35.1 × 23.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Untitled Photograph Acc. 89.1962	1949	Gelatin silver print	12 15/16 × 8 9/16" (33 × 21.7 cm)	Photography	Nelson A. Rockefeller Fund
Untitled (Paris) Photograph Acc. 461.1960	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 1/4 × 8 7/8" (33.7 × 22.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Paris Photograph Acc. 299.2003	1950	Gelatin silver print	7 5/8 × 11 1/2" (19.3 × 29.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
The Museum of Modern Art Photograph Acc. 280.2003	late 1950s	Gelatin silver print	8 3/16 × 12 3/8" (20.8 × 31.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Tulip, Paris Photograph Acc. 181.1976	1950	Gelatin silver print	13 5/16 × 8 5/16" (33.8 × 21.1 cm)	Photography	John Parkinson III Fund
Tulip, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.21	1950	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 8 3/4" (35 × 22.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Bankers, London Photograph Acc. 354.1981.3	1951	Gelatin silver print	8 13/16 × 13" (22.5 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Ben James, Welsh Miner Photograph Acc. 290.2016	1951	Gelatin silver print, printed 1976	8 7/8 × 13 3/8" (22.5 × 34 cm)	Photography	Gift of June Sidman
Chauffeur, London Photograph Acc. 354.1981.10	1951	Gelatin silver print	8 11/16 × 13 1/16" (22.1 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Funeral, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.11	1951	Gelatin silver print	8 11/16 × 13 1/16" (22.1 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Hamburger Stand, New York Photograph Acc. 91.1962	1951	Gelatin silver print	9 5/16 × 13 3/16" (23.7 × 33.5 cm)	Photography	Nelson Rockefeller Fund
London Photograph Acc. 291.2016	1951	Gelatin silver print	9 × 13 1/2" (22.9 × 34.3 cm)	Photography	Photography Purchase Fund
London Photograph Acc. 446.1984	1951	Gelatin silver print	9 1/8 × 13 1/2" (23.2 × 34.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
MacArthur Parade, New York City Photograph Acc. 288.2003	1951	Gelatin silver print	14 7/8 × 9 3/4" (37.8 × 24.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Medals, New York Photograph Acc. 218.1962	1951	Gelatin silver print	20 1/16 × 12 1/2" (51 × 31.8 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Medals, New York Photograph Acc. 354.1981.23	1951	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 9 3/16" (35 × 23.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
My Family, New York Photograph Acc. 219.1962	1951	Gelatin silver print	9 1/16 × 13 13/16" (23.1 × 35.1 cm)	Photography	Purchase
My Family, New York Photograph Acc. 354.1981.13	1951	Gelatin silver print	8 11/16 × 13" (22 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
New York City Photograph Acc. 460.2016	1951	Gelatin silver print	13 7/16 × 9 1/16" (34.2 × 23 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert B. Menschel
Paris Photograph Acc. 452.1984	1951	Gelatin silver print	9 7/16 × 13 7/8" (24 × 35.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Pay Day, Wales Photograph Acc. 301.2003	1951	Gelatin silver print	8 3/4 × 12 15/16" (22.3 × 32.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Street Line, New York Photograph Acc. 354.1981.20	1951	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 8 15/16" (35 × 22.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Ticker Tape, New York Photograph Acc. 354.1981.7	1951	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 10 1/16" (35 × 25.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Tree, London Photograph Acc. 354.1981.16	1951	Gelatin silver print	8 11/16 × 13 1/16" (22.1 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Woman of Stone, New York Photograph Acc. 354.1981.22	1951	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 10" (35.1 × 25.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Artificial Tulip, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.27	1952	Gelatin silver print	8 7/16 × 13" (21.5 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Balcony, Valencia Photograph Acc. 354.1981.18	1952	Gelatin silver print	9 1/8 × 13 1/16" (23.2 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Bankers, London Photograph Acc. 162.1959	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 1/2 × 9 7/16" (34.3 × 24 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Black, White and Things Photograph Acc. 354.1981.1-34	1952	Gelatin silver prints	14 3/16 × 15 7/8" (36.1 × 40.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Boys, Valencia Photograph Acc. 419.1959	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 9 1/4" (35.2 × 23.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Boys, Valencia Photograph Acc. 354.1981.8	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 9 3/8" (35 × 23.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Communion, Valencia Photograph Acc. 354.1981.17	1952	Gelatin silver print	9 11/16 × 13" (27.2 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Couple, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.4	1952	Gelatin silver print	7 7/16 × 13" (18.8 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Horse and Children, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.33	1952	Gelatin silver print	7 7/8 × 13 1/8" (20 × 33.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Iron, Malaga Photograph Acc. 354.1981.28	1952	Gelatin silver print	8 7/8 × 13 1/16" (22.5 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Men of Wood, Malaga Photograph Acc. 354.1981.24	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 9" (35 × 22.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Old Woman, Barcelona Photograph Acc. 354.1981.5	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 8 5/16" (35.1 × 21.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Parade, Valencia Photograph Acc. 354.1981.1	1952	Gelatin silver print	9 3/16 × 13 1/16" (23.4 × 33.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Parade, Valencia Photograph Acc. 491.1994	1952	Gelatin silver print	17 1/16 × 25" (43.3 × 63.5 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Procession, Valencia Photograph Acc. 354.1981.2	1952	Gelatin silver print	9 5/8 × 13 1/16" (22 × 33.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Profile, Venice Photograph Acc. 354.1981.9	1952	Gelatin silver print	9 1/16 × 13" (23.1 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Table, Mallorca Photograph Acc. 417.1959	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 11/16 × 9 5/16" (34.7 × 23.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Table, Mallorca Photograph Acc. 354.1981.29	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 8 15/16" (35.2 × 22.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Welsh Miners Photograph Acc. 418.1959	1952–53	Gelatin silver print	10 1/16 × 13 13/16" (25.6 × 35.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Woman, Paris Photograph Acc. 354.1981.6	1952	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 8 7/8" (35 × 22.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Zurich, Burkliplace Trainstation on the Lake, Very near to Where I Lived Photograph Acc. 460.1984	1952	Gelatin silver print	8 3/4 × 13" (22.2 × 33.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Battery Park, New York City Photograph Acc. 261.2003	1954-55	Gelatin silver print	11 15/16 × 17 15/16" (30.4 × 45.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Charity Ball–New York City Photograph Acc. 266.2003	1954	Gelatin silver print	12 1/16 × 8 1/16" (30.7 × 20.4 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of David Dechman and Michel Mercure
Fourth of July–Jay, New York Photograph Acc. 273.2003	1954	Gelatin silver print	22 15/16 × 15 3/8" (58.2 × 39.1 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of the Young family in honor of Robert B. Menschel
Franz Kline, New York City Photograph Acc. 274.2003	1954-56	Gelatin silver print	15 1/2 × 10 1/4" (39.3 × 26 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Rodeo–New York City Photograph Acc. 447.2004	1954	Gelatin silver print	12 7/8 × 8 1/2" (32.7 × 21.6 cm) (sight)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Yom Kippur–East River, New York City Photograph Acc. 1201.2012	1954	Gelatin silver print	6 7/8 × 10 1/2" (17.5 × 26.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Allen Ginsberg in New York City Photograph Acc. 258.2003	c. 1955	Gelatin silver print	11 1/4 × 7 3/4" (28.6 × 19.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Assembly Line, Detroit Photograph Acc. 163.1959	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 7/16 × 12 5/8" (21.4 × 32.1 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Assembly Line, Detroit Photograph Acc. 842.1965	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 15/16 × 13 1/2" (22.8 × 34.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Backyard–Venice West, California Photograph Acc. 259.2003	1955–56	Gelatin silver print	9 1/16 × 13 13/16" (23 × 35.1 cm)	Photography	Horace W. Goldsmith Fund through Robert B. Menschel
Bank–Houston, Texas Photograph Acc. 1202.2012	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 3/16 × 8 1/16" (30.9 × 20.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Bar–Detroit Photograph Acc. 325.2019	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 × 11 3/4" (20.3 × 29.8 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of David Dechman and Michel Mercure
Bar–Las Vegas, Nevada Photograph Acc. 260.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	9 5/8 × 14 3/8" (24.4 × 36.5 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of David Dechman and Michel Mercure
Bar–New York City Photograph Acc. 448.2004	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 1/2 × 18 5/8" (31.8 × 47.3 cm) (sight)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Barber Shop through Screen Door–McClellanville, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 53.1975	1955	Gelatin silver print	10 1/8 × 16 1/8" (25.7 × 41 cm)	Photography	John Spencer Fund
Beaufort, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 413.1959	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 3/8 × 12 13/16" (21.3 × 32.5 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Café–Beaufort, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 263.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 7/16 × 12 7/8" (21.4 × 32.7 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Harriette and Noel Levine
Canal Street–New Orleans Photograph Acc. 1203.2012	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 1/4 × 12 5/16" (20.9 × 31.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Candy Store–New York City Photograph Acc. 53.2016	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 1/2 × 18 3/4" (31.8 × 47.6 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Michael Jesselson
Car Accident–U.S. 66, between Winslow and Flagstaff, Arizona Photograph Acc. 264.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	9 1/16 × 14 3/16" (23 × 36.1 cm)	Photography	Mr. and Mrs. Clark Winter Fund
Charleston, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 1204.2012	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 1/4 × 18 1/4" (31.1 × 46.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
City Fathers, Hoboken, New Jersey Photograph Acc. 449.2004	1955	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 11" (18.8 × 28 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Cocktail Party–New York City Photograph Acc. 54.2016	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 1/4 × 12 3/8" (21 × 31.4 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Michael Jesselson, and Clark B. Winter, Jr.
Courthouse Square–Elizabethville, North Carolina Photograph Acc. 271.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	11 11/16 × 7 13/16" (29.7 × 19.8 cm)	Photography	Horace W. Goldsmith Fund through Robert B. Menschel
Detroit Photograph Acc. 442.1984	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 9/16 × 13 1/4" (21.8 × 33.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Drive-In Movie–Detroit Photograph Acc. 55.2016	1955	Gelatin silver print	9 5/8 × 14 1/2" (24.4 × 36.8 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Michael Jesselson
Elevator–Miami Beach Photograph Acc. 450.2004	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 × 8" (30.5 × 20.3 cm) (sight)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Factory–Detroit, River Rouge Plant, Detroit Photograph Acc. 305.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	13 1/8 × 8 7/16" (33.3 × 21.5 cm)	Photography	Horace W. Goldsmith Fund through Robert B. Menschel
Funeral, St. Helena, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 451.2004	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 3/4 × 8 5/8" (32.4 × 21.9 cm) (sight)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Georgetown, South Carolina Photograph Acc. 445.1984	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 7/16 × 8 5/16" (31.6 × 21.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Hotel Lobby, Miami Beach Photograph Acc. 276.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	11 15/16 × 7 11/16" (30.3 × 19.6 cm)	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Jehovah's Witness–Los Angeles Photograph Acc. 279.2003	1955-56	Gelatin silver print	11 3/4 × 7 11/16" (29.8 × 19.5 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Harriette and Noel Levine
Los Angeles Photograph Acc. 164.1959	1955-56	Gelatin silver print	12 15/16 × 8 1/2" (32.8 × 21.6 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Men's Room, Railway Station–Memphis, Tennessee Photograph Acc. 1205.2012	1955	Gelatin silver print	9 1/4 × 13 7/16" (23.5 × 34.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Metropolitan Life Insurance Building–New York City Photograph Acc. 290.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	11 5/8 × 7 11/16" (29.5 × 19.6 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
Movie premiere–Hollywood Photograph Acc. 176.2002	1955	Gelatin silver print	10 1/16 × 6 3/4" (25.5 × 17.2 cm)	Photography	Purchase
New York City, East Side, New York City Photograph Acc. 227.1995	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 13/16 × 8 7/8" (32.5 × 22.5 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Newburgh, New York Photograph Acc. 664.1994	1955	Gelatin silver print	11 13/16 × 7 15/16" (30 × 20.1 cm)	Photography	The Fellows of Photography Fund
Pablo, New York Photograph Acc. 167.1959	1955	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 13 3/4" (24.2 × 35 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Parade—Hoboken, New Jersey Photograph Acc. 411.1959	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 1/16 × 12 1/4" (20.5 × 31.1 cm)	Photography	Photography Purchase Fund
Parking Lot, River Rouge Plant, Detroit Photograph Acc. 300.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	11 7/16 × 18 11/16" (29.1 × 47.5 cm)	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Picnic Ground–Glendale, California Photograph Acc. 1206.2012	1955	Gelatin silver print	7 11/16 × 11 5/8" (19.6 × 29.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Platte River, Tennessee Photograph Acc. 302.2003	1955–56	Gelatin silver print	10 7/8 × 7 7/16" (27.6 × 18.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Public Park–Ann Arbor, Michigan Photograph Acc. 303.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	7 7/8 × 11 7/8" (20 × 30.2 cm)	Photography	Geraldine J. Murphy Fund
Public Park–Cleveland, Ohio Photograph Acc. 1207.2012	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 × 12 1/16" (20.3 × 30.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Rodeo, Detroit Photograph Acc. 443.1984	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 9/16 × 12 7/8" (21.8 × 32.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Santa Fe, New Mexico Photograph Acc. 452.2004	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 15/16 × 13 1/4" (22.7 × 33.7 cm) (sight)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Savannah, Georgia Photograph Acc. 307.2003	1955	Gelatin silver print	13 7/16 × 10 1/16" (34.1 × 25.5 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of the Young family in honor of Robert B. Menschel
South Carolina Photograph Acc. 455.1984	1955	Gelatin silver print	7 7/8 × 11 7/8" (20 × 30.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
South Carolina Photograph Acc. 456.1984	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 3/8 × 12 1/2" (21.3 × 31.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
St. Petersburg, Florida Photograph Acc. 416.1959	1955	Gelatin silver print	8 7/16 × 12 3/4" (21.5 × 32.4 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Texas Photograph Acc. 457.1984	1955	Gelatin silver print	4 3/8 × 13 1/8" (11.2 × 33.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Trolley–New Orleans Photograph Acc. 504.1996	1955	Gelatin silver print	9 1/16 × 13 3/8" (23.1 × 34 cm)	Photography	The Fellows of Photography Fund, The Family of Man Fund, and Horace W. Goldsmith Fund through Robert B. Menschel
U.S. 90, en route to Del Rio, Texas Photograph Acc. 412.1959	1955	Gelatin silver print	12 11/16 × 8 3/8" (32.2 × 21.3 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Butte, Montana Photograph Acc. 262.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	7 7/8 × 11 15/16" (20 × 30.4 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of the Young family in honor of Robert B. Menschel
Casino–Elko, Nevada Photograph Acc. 265.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 15/16 × 7 15/16" (30.4 × 20.1 cm)	Photography	Carl Jacobs Fund
Chicago Photograph Acc. 1209.2012	1956	Gelatin silver print	13 13/16 × 9 7/8" (35.1 × 25.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Chicago Photograph Acc. 441.1984	1956	Gelatin silver print	8 3/4 × 13 1/8" (22.3 × 33.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Chicago Photograph Acc. 267.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	19 7/16 × 13 1/16" (49.3 × 33.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Chinese Cemetery–San Francisco Photograph Acc. 414.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	12 13/16 × 8 3/8" (32.5 × 21.3 cm)	Photography	Purchase
City Hall–Reno, Nevada Photograph Acc. 268.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	8 7/8 × 13 1/4" (22.6 × 33.7 cm)	Photography	Lois and Bruce Zenkel Fund
Coffee Shop, Railway Station–Indianapolis Photograph Acc. 269.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	9 7/16 × 13 5/8" (23.9 × 34.6 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Carol and David Appel
Covered car–Long Beach, California Photograph Acc. 55.1975	1956	Gelatin silver print	13 1/8 × 19 3/16" (33.3 × 48.8 cm)	Photography	John Spencer Fund
Department Store–Lincoln, Nebraska Photograph Acc. 453.2004	1956	Gelatin silver print	8 5/8 × 13 1/8" (21.9 × 33.3 cm) (sight)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Hoover Dam Photograph Acc. 444.1984	1956	Gelatin silver print	12 1/8 × 7 15/16" (30.8 × 20.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Indianapolis Photograph Acc. 294.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	8 7/16 × 12 13/16" (21.5 × 32.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Long Beach Photograph Acc. 447.1984	1956	Gelatin silver print	8 7/8 × 13 3/8" (22.5 × 34 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Long Beach Photograph Acc. 448.1984	1956	Gelatin silver print	9 9/16 × 13 3/4" (23 × 35 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Luncheonette–Butte, Montana Photograph Acc. 54.1975	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 3/4 × 16 5/8" (29.9 × 42.2 cm)	Photography	John Spencer Fund
Mary and Andrea Photograph Acc. 840.1965	1956	Gelatin silver print, printed 1959	9 5/16 × 13 3/4" (23.7 × 34.9 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Photograph Acc. 450.1984	1956	Gelatin silver print	7 15/16 × 11 7/8" (20.2 × 30.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul A. Katz and Arthur Penn
Navy Recruiting Station, Post Office, Butte–Montana Photograph Acc. 293.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	13 × 8 5/8" (33 × 21.9 cm)	Photography	Christie Calder Salomon Fund
New York City Photograph Acc. 420.2012	1956	Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s	8 5/8 × 13 1/8" (21.9 × 33.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Susan and Peter MacGilll in honor of Peter Galassi
Nixon Campaign, Denver Photograph Acc. 295.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	8 13/16 × 13 1/2" (22.4 × 34.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Nixon Campaign, Denver Photograph Acc. 296.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	12 5/8 × 10 1/16" (32 × 25.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Norman Mailer, New York City Photograph Acc. 297.2003	c. 1956	Gelatin silver print	13 1/2 × 8 11/16" (34.3 × 22 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Political Rally–Chicago Photograph Acc. 353.1981	1956	Gelatin silver print	18 5/16 × 12 1/4" (46.5 × 31.1 cm)	Photography	John Spencer Fund
Political Rally–Chicago Photograph Acc. 1210.2012	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 13/16 × 8" (30 × 20.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Ranch Market–Hollywood Photograph Acc. 304.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	12 3/8 × 18 3/4" (31.5 × 47.7 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Charles Heilbronn
Reno, Nevada Photograph Acc. 415.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	8 5/16 × 12 13/16" (21.1 × 32.5 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Rooming House–Bunker Hill, Los Angeles Photograph Acc. 1208.2012	1956	Gelatin silver print	10 13/16 × 7 3/16" (27.5 × 18.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Salt Lake City, Utah Photograph Acc. 306.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	13 3/16 × 8 3/4" (33.5 × 22.3 cm)	Photography	Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr. Fund
St. Francis, Gas Station, and City Hall–Los Angeles Photograph Acc. 309.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	7 15/16 × 11 15/16" (20.1 × 30.3 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Susan G. Jacoby in honor of her father, Edward Goldberger
Television Studio–Burbank, California Photograph Acc. 310.2003	1956	Gelatin silver print	8 × 12" (20.3 × 30.5 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Michèle Gerber Klein

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Robert Frank are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 208 works attributed to Robert Frank.

What medium did Robert Frank primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Robert Frank's most represented medium is Photography.

What nationality is Robert Frank?

Robert Frank is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Robert Frank's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Robert Frank span 1947 to 2008.