Freakscene
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This one is particularly insightful, and contains the incredible quote “What it conveys is how it feels to be violated wherever you go”.
Marty
RIP Robert Frank
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This one is particularly insightful, and contains the incredible quote “What it conveys is how it feels to be violated wherever you go”.
Marty
Michael Markey
Veteran
All these New York Times links seem to be behind a pay wall .
muser53
MUSER53
Robert Frank (for me) was one of the great artists of all time. His work fundamentally changed the way I looked and made my way thru the wold.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Was one of my photo heroes. RIP.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Mute-on
Well-known
A great loss, but a far greater legacy.
We are all the more fortunate for his life and work.
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We are all the more fortunate for his life and work.
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shimokita
白黒
From June 1955 thru the spring of 1956, for a period of nine months, Robert Frank had driven over 10,000 miles across more than 30 states [out of a total of 48]. In all, he had taken 27,000 photographs. When he returned to New York in 1956, he whittled those images down to 1,000 large prints. He tacked and stapled the photos around his apartment like wallpaper. After four months, he chose just 83 of them for his book, "The Americans".
Frank also did film... his 1972 documentary of the Rolling Stones, "Cocksucker Blues" is maybe his best known.
Frank also did film... his 1972 documentary of the Rolling Stones, "Cocksucker Blues" is maybe his best known.
Freakscene
Obscure member
You should be able to get 2 free articles a month, but it's cookie limited and IP linked, so if you've looked at anything else you might get locked out.
I have it, and yes, it is well worth getting, and the text is very interesting.
Marty
Big Ursus
Well-known
I looked hard at The Americans, and kept waiting for more by him. When I finally saw The Lines of My Hand, I was shocked and angry - I had no idea what it was about. At last, I realised these were some of the saddest pictures I'd ever seen.
Goodbye Robert Frank: an honest artist
Goodbye Robert Frank: an honest artist
DwF
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day later, still reelin' and a musin'
day later, still reelin' and a musin'
day later, still reelin' and a musin'
dmr
Registered Abuser
I'm wondering what effect, if any, his death will have on the (non)availability of this film?
Dogman
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ramosa
B&W
571514m3
Established
There is a brilliant photo by Arno Fischer of RF signing Les Americains for Fischer in 1985. RF has just written the dedication, the ink is still drying, the fountain pen is still half poised and he looks at Fischer with this charming quizzical look, his hair all standing straight up. Just fantastic. It's on p99 of the Hatje Cantz book on AF.
oldwino
Well-known
I loved his attitude - he was a real artist.
Tobin31
Newbie
My tribute to Robert Frank done with a M7, M9, M240, M10.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opi...EFOGHhWL4md5pB51xMzYJ97FypxAXS20X7SCvj-qgPwhU
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opi...EFOGHhWL4md5pB51xMzYJ97FypxAXS20X7SCvj-qgPwhU
571514m3
Established
Chapeau! So very nice and
Chapeau! So very nice and
Chapeau!
Chad that was so very nice and appropriate. You seem to have captured with words and lens the man in a way that he would appreciate.
What I have always wondered is why it took so long for THAT book to be published in the country of its subjects. Did he ever comment on that?
Chapeau! So very nice and
Chapeau!
Chad that was so very nice and appropriate. You seem to have captured with words and lens the man in a way that he would appreciate.
What I have always wondered is why it took so long for THAT book to be published in the country of its subjects. Did he ever comment on that?
Dogman
Veteran
Beautiful work, Tobin.
lxmike
M2 fan.
He leaves behind so much, a great legacy, RIP
