Summary: Robert Frank, now 91 years old, is among the most influential artists of the last half-century. His seminal volume, The Americans, published in 1958, records the Swiss-born photographer's candid reactions to peculiarly American versions of poverty and racism. Today it is a classic work that helped define the off-the-cuff, idiosyncratic elegance that are hallmarks of Frank's artistry.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by New Yorker Films 2004