Cocksucker Blues
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Robert Frank (November 9, 1924 – September 9, 2019) was a Swiss American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans , earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society.
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- Swiss-American
- Photography, film directing
- November 9, 1924, Zürich, Switzerland
Learn about Robert Frank, a Swiss-born American artist who captured the postwar American landscape with his camera and his films. Explore his works, exhibitions, and publications at MoMA.
Robert Frank (born November 9, 1924, Zürich, Switzerland—died September 9, 2019, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada) was a Swiss American photographer and director who was one of the most influential photographers of the mid-20th century, noted for his ironic renderings of American life. Frank became a professional industrial photographer at the ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 10, 2019 · Published Sept. 10, 2019 Updated Sept. 17, 2019. Robert Frank, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, whose visually raw and personally expressive style was pivotal in ...
Sep 11, 2019 · “Robert Frank, Swiss, unobtrusive, nice,” wrote Beat writer Jack Kerouac, in his celebrated introduction to the book, “with that little camera that he raises and snaps with one hand he ...
- Sean O’Hagan
Sep 10, 2019 · The Swiss-born artist, who died on Monday, was known for his iconic photos of American scenes taken on a cross-country road trip in 1955. His book The Americans, published in 1958, revealed the poverty, racism and isolation of the country through his gritty and uncompromising style. He also worked as a filmmaker and a Beat movement figure.
Learn about the life and work of Robert Frank, a pioneer of the American documentary and avant-garde photography movement. Explore his biography, his famous book The Americans, and his films Pull My Daisy and Cocksucker Blues.
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