A companion book to the National Gallery's exhibition of its recently-acquired Robert Frank Collection, celebrating a lifetime of work by the Swiss photographer who documented the American scene. Frank embarked on a road tour of the country in 1953, resulting in The Americans , a look beneath the surface of the country's wholesome image of itself. After filming Pull My Daisy , with Jack Kerouac and other members of the beat generation, and Cocksucker Blues , a documentary of the Rolling Stones, Frank turned to more ...
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A companion book to the National Gallery's exhibition of its recently-acquired Robert Frank Collection, celebrating a lifetime of work by the Swiss photographer who documented the American scene. Frank embarked on a road tour of the country in 1953, resulting in The Americans , a look beneath the surface of the country's wholesome image of itself. After filming Pull My Daisy , with Jack Kerouac and other members of the beat generation, and Cocksucker Blues , a documentary of the Rolling Stones, Frank turned to more autobiographical work. Photos from all of these phases of his career are here, plus his earlier work in Europe, and a sample of his color work. Five essays complement the photographs. Includes a chronology and a list of exhibitions. 9.5x12". Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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New. Trade PB. 4to. Published by National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. 1994. 335 pgs. Illustrated with 145 tritones. 15 color plates. 12 duotone illustrations. Brand new and still sealed in the original shrinkwrap. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In the early 1950s, Robert Frank pioneered an original and sophisticated way of looking at the world--with uncompromising clarity and honesty--that has dominated the art of photography ever since. This beautifully designed and printed monograph is being published in association with Frank's major retrospective at the National Gallery of Art. EB; 4to 11"-13" tall; 320 pages.