The Americans.
Delpire| N° d'inventaire | 22074 |
| Format | 20 x 16.5 |
| Détails | 180 p., bound in cloth under dust jacket. |
| Publication | Paris, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9791095821199 |
In 1955, Robert Frank crossed the United States. A cowboy, a tattooed man napping on the grass in a park, the suffering of a woman who has just buried a loved one, a shoeshine boy, a road, women toasting; only eighty-four of his images were published, in 1958, to indifference. This book has since become a classic of photography. Deemed sad, perverse, even subversive by the American press of the time, its importance has nevertheless continued to grow over the years. Photographers, critics, and the general public have hailed Robert Frank as a true innovator. This book is not a reportage. It does not recount the journey of a man across the United States but brings together a series of notes taken on the spot, by a sensitive person.
In 1955, Robert Frank crossed the United States. A cowboy, a tattooed man napping on the grass in a park, the suffering of a woman who has just buried a loved one, a shoeshine boy, a road, women toasting; only eighty-four of his images were published, in 1958, to indifference. This book has since become a classic of photography. Deemed sad, perverse, even subversive by the American press of the time, its importance has nevertheless continued to grow over the years. Photographers, critics, and the general public have hailed Robert Frank as a true innovator. This book is not a reportage. It does not recount the journey of a man across the United States but brings together a series of notes taken on the spot, by a sensitive person.