Tattoo Parlor

Item

Title
Tattoo Parlor
Description
For his influential book, The Americans, Frank took thousands of photographs across the United States. This one of a collage at a tattoo parlor in New York City did not make the book, but did become the famous cover for the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street.
Identifier
2000.352
Creator
Frank, Robert
Date
1951
Format
34.9 x 26.1 cm (image)
Medium
Gelatin Silver Print
Provenance
Gift of Robert Frank
Rights Holder
Art Institute of Chicago
Is Referenced By
Exile on Main Street, 1972
Item sets
Repurposed