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May 15, 2008 · Hardcover – May 15, 2008. by Robert Frank (Author), Jack Kerouac (Author) 4.8 1,428 ratings. See all formats and editions. First published in France in 1958, then in the United States in 1959, Robert Frank's The Americans changed the course of 20th-century photography.
- Robert Frank, Jack Kerouac
The Americans, 1955–1957. In October of 1958, French publisher Robert Delpire released Les Américains in Paris. The following year Grove Press published The Americans in New York with an introduction by Jack Kerouac (the book was released in January 1960).. Like Frank's earlier books, the sequence of 83 pictures in The Americans is non-narrative and nonlinear; instead it uses thematic ...
The Americans is a photographic book by Robert Frank which was highly influential in post-war American photography. It was first published in France in 1958, and the following year in the United States. The photographs were notable for their distanced view of both high and low strata of American society.
The Americans. This is the photo book that redefined what a photo book could be — personal, poetic, real. First published in 1959, Robert Frank’s masterpiece still holds up — the selection of photos, and their sequence and pacing is fresh, rich, generous, and stunning.
Sep 10, 2019 · By Arthur Lubow. Published Sept. 10, 2019 Updated Sept. 16, 2019. In little more than a decade of feverish creativity, Robert Frank broke the rules of documentary photography and reset the...
Feb 9, 2023 · Robert Frank’s “The Americans” is widely considered one of the greatest photobooks ever published. His searing black-and-white photographs capture the “uneasy underbelly” – including racial and economic disparity – that lies beneath American iconography, changing the course of photography in the United States.
Jun 12, 2020 · By Arthur LubowJune 12, 2020. Robert Frank chose this image for the cover of his eye-opening book of 83 photographs, “The Americans,” published in 1959. He had crossed America by car,...
Jul 2, 2015 · Revisiting ‘The Americans’. Selections from Robert Frank’s midcentury classic, one of the most influential photography books of all time. A new edition of the book was published by Steidl...
Oct 11, 2023 · Born in Switzerland, Robert Frank brought an outsider’s perspective to his observations of America. This unique vantage point, combined with his innate curiosity, drove him to embark on a journey to understand the real America, beyond the postcard images and Hollywood portrayals.
Feb 13, 2009 · The Americans was the work of Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank, and the National Gallery of Art is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the book's American debut with an exhibition....
