Great Robert Frank Article - how he changed America

[CameraQuest]

worth the read

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...-america-s-dark-side?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Godfrey]

Indeed! A well written article.

Robert Frank spoke at the Cantor Museum (Stanford University) a couple of years ago. I believe he'd just turned 90. It was a fascinating talk by the man who's photo book turned my head way, way back in 1968 when I was a freshman in high school...

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[robert blu]

Great article thanks! Interesting the words about Frank's style and his approach to photography
robert

 

[Greg Maslak]

Thanks for this post. Great photo Godfrey!

 

[Michael Markey]

Yes thanks for the post.
What a shot Godfrey …. !

 

[Erik van Straten]

"The Americans" is awesome.


Erik.

 

[charjohncarter]

A friend and I went to his show at SFMOMA a few years back. They had some of his negatives and contact sheets. 767 rolls of film: yikes ($4441.00 today).

I don't know about changing America though.

 

[Timmyjoe]

Great article Stephen, thanks for sharing it.

Best,
-Tim

 

[zuiko85]

Thanks for the heads up. What a great article. I knew the book was not a great success at first but didn't know how much venom was directed toward it, by people who should have known better. Truth hurts I guess.

 

[Erik van Straten]

As far as I know the book was designed and edited by Robert Delpire, who also produced some books by Cartier-Bresson. Delpire must have been very young at that time. (1958)

Erik.