Belle Isle - Detroit

About the Artwork

Title Belle Isle - Detroit

Artwork Date 1955, printed between 1966-1968

Artist Robert Frank

Life Dates 1924 - 2019

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Gelatin silver print

Dimensions Image: 12 5/8 × 18 7/8 inches (32.1 × 47.9 cm) Sheet: 16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Classification Photographs

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Museum Purchase, Ernest and Rosemarie Kanzler Foundation Fund, Forum for Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Purchase Fund, and General Art Purchase Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2010.3

Copyright Non-commercial all standard museum