Robert Frank transformed postwar photography with The Americans, a sequence of photographs made across the United States that challenged optimistic national imagery through fragmentation, ambiguity and social observation. He later turned increasingly toward film and diaristic work.
Photography; film
Artist Films
Human Interest: Vik Muniz on Saul Leiter and Robert Frank
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Major Works
- 1958–59The Americans
- 1955Trolley—New Orleans
- 1955Parade—Hoboken, New Jersey
- 1955U.S. 285, New Mexico
- 1955–56Covered Car—Long Beach, California
- 1955Charleston, South Carolina
- 1955Elevator—Miami Beach
- 1959Pull My Daisy
- 1972Lines of My Hand
- 1972Cocksucker Blues
Interviews & Writing
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