The American flag flies in front of two windows in a brick building; a woman stands in one window with the shade pulled, another figure stands in the second window wearing a coat; both faces are obscured by the flag.

Parade - Hoboken, New Jersey

Artist Robert Frank (American, 1924 - 2019)

Datec. 1955

SubjectHoboken, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionsimage: 13 x 19 1/8 in. (33 x 48.6 cm)
sheet: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
mat: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object numberPH-71-43

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Visual DescriptionThe American flag flies in front of two windows in a brick building; a woman stands in one window with the shade pulled, another figure stands in the second window wearing a coat; both faces are obscured by the flag.

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