Frank, Robert 1924-
Overview
Works: | 329 works in 1,160 publications in 6 languages and 17,682 library holdings |
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Genres: | Pictorial works Exhibition catalogs Illustrated works Aerial views Short films Experimental films Nonfiction films Criticism, interpretation, etc Documentary films Records and correspondence |
Roles: | Author, Photographer, Illustrator, Director, Cinematographer , fmk, Interviewee, Artist, Performer, Adapter, Film editor, Contributor, Author of screenplay, Editor, Other, Restager , Creator, Producer, Commentator, Dedicatee |
Classifications: | TR654, 779.092 |
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Most widely held works about
Robert Frank
- Robert Frank by Robert Frank( Book )
- The Americans by Robert Frank( Book )
- Looking in : Robert Frank's The Americans by Sarah Greenough( Book )
- Robert Frank : New York to Nova Scotia by Robert Frank( Book )
- Photography after Frank by Philip Gefter( Book )
- Black white and things by Robert Frank( Book )
- Flamingo by Robert Frank( Book )
- Walker Evans and Robert Frank, an essay on influence by Tod Papageorge( Book )
- The social scene : the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation photography collection at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles by Calif.) Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles( Book )
- Robert Frank : London/Wales by Robert Frank( Book )
- Robert Frank : thank you by Robert Frank( Book )
- Awakening the eye : Robert Frank's American cinema by George Kouvaros( Book )
- Robert Frank by Robert Frank( Book )
- American witness : the art and life of Robert Frank by R. J Smith( Book )
- Robert Frank : a bibliography, filmography, and exhibition chronology, 1946-1985 by Stuart Alexander( Book )
- Robert Frank by Sarah Greenough( Book )
- Postcards from the road : Robert Frank's 'The Americans' by Jonathan Day( Book )
- Storylines by Robert Frank( Book )
- The lines of my hand by Robert Frank( Book )
- Zero Mostel reads a book by Robert Frank( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Robert Frank
The Americans by
Robert Frank(
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140 editions published between 1958 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 2,528 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: In 1958, the first edition of Robert Frank's The Americans was published in Paris. Les Americains contained Frank's 83 photographs in the same sequence as all subsequent editions, with the image on the right hand page, but juxtaposed with historical texts about American society and politics, gathered by Alain Bosquet. The following year, in the first American edition, the French texts were removed and an introduction by Jack Kerouac was added. Over the subsequent 50 years, The Americans has been republished in many editions, in numerous languages, with a variety of cover designs and even in a range of sizes. It is the most famous photography book ever published, and it changed the face of the medium forever. Robert Frank discussed with his publisher, Gerhard Steidl, the idea of producing a new edition using modern scanning and the finest tritone printing. The starting point was to bring original prints from New York to Gottingen, Germany, where Steidl is based. In July 2007, Frank visited Gottingen. A new format for the book was worked out and new typography selected. A new cover was designed and Frank chose the book cloth, foil for embossing and the endpaper. Most significantly, as he has done for every edition of The Americans, Frank changed the cropping of many of the photographs, usually including more information. Two images were changed completely from the original 1958 and 1959 editions
140 editions published between 1958 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 2,528 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: In 1958, the first edition of Robert Frank's The Americans was published in Paris. Les Americains contained Frank's 83 photographs in the same sequence as all subsequent editions, with the image on the right hand page, but juxtaposed with historical texts about American society and politics, gathered by Alain Bosquet. The following year, in the first American edition, the French texts were removed and an introduction by Jack Kerouac was added. Over the subsequent 50 years, The Americans has been republished in many editions, in numerous languages, with a variety of cover designs and even in a range of sizes. It is the most famous photography book ever published, and it changed the face of the medium forever. Robert Frank discussed with his publisher, Gerhard Steidl, the idea of producing a new edition using modern scanning and the finest tritone printing. The starting point was to bring original prints from New York to Gottingen, Germany, where Steidl is based. In July 2007, Frank visited Gottingen. A new format for the book was worked out and new typography selected. A new cover was designed and Frank chose the book cloth, foil for embossing and the endpaper. Most significantly, as he has done for every edition of The Americans, Frank changed the cropping of many of the photographs, usually including more information. Two images were changed completely from the original 1958 and 1959 editions
Robert Frank by
Sarah Greenough(
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27 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays by five noted scholars draw upon the National Gallery of Art's archive of Frank's work, examining his contribution to the art of photography and film
27 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays by five noted scholars draw upon the National Gallery of Art's archive of Frank's work, examining his contribution to the art of photography and film
The lines of my hand by
Robert Frank(
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26 editions published in 1989 in English and German and held by 508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Foto's van de Amerikaanse fotograaf en filmer van Zwitserse afkomst (1924- )
26 editions published in 1989 in English and German and held by 508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Foto's van de Amerikaanse fotograaf en filmer van Zwitserse afkomst (1924- )
Charles Pratt, photographs by
Charles Pratt(
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4 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The lines of my hand by
Robert Frank(
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10 editions published in 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fotografisk billedværk
10 editions published in 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fotografisk billedværk
Driftless : photographs from Iowa by
Danny Wilcox Frazier(
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pull my daisy by
Alfred Leslie(
Visual
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20 editions published between 1959 and 2012 in English and held by 197 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Pull my daisy, a family struggling to fit in with their suburban neighbors, invites the local bishop over for dinner. However, their "Beat" friends crash the party. The last clean shirt follows a man and a woman as they drive a convertible automobile around in a city and talk to each other
20 editions published between 1959 and 2012 in English and held by 197 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Pull my daisy, a family struggling to fit in with their suburban neighbors, invites the local bishop over for dinner. However, their "Beat" friends crash the party. The last clean shirt follows a man and a woman as they drive a convertible automobile around in a city and talk to each other
Frank films : the film and video work of Robert Frank by
Robert Frank(
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4 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in German and English and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in German and English and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Peru : photographs by
Robert Frank(
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6 editions published in 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reproduction d'un album composé en 1949 par le photographe américain, regroupant 39 photographies prises en 1948 au Pérou
6 editions published in 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reproduction d'un album composé en 1949 par le photographe américain, regroupant 39 photographies prises en 1948 au Pérou
Robert Frank : the complete film works(
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4 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 127 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pull my daisy: A short fictional film in which a married couple, Neal and Carolyn Cassady, hang out with their friends, including several beat poets and a "square" bishop
4 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 127 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pull my daisy: A short fictional film in which a married couple, Neal and Carolyn Cassady, hang out with their friends, including several beat poets and a "square" bishop
Pull my daisy by
Jack Kerouac(
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13 editions published between 1959 and 2016 in English and French and held by 118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1959 and 2016 in English and French and held by 118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Frank : the complete film works(
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2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
OK end here: A short fictional film about a crumbling romantic relationship
2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
OK end here: A short fictional film about a crumbling romantic relationship
Don't blink, Robert Frank(
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2 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Frank, now 91 years old, is among the most influential artists of the last half-century. His seminal volume, The Americans, published in 1958, records the Swiss-born photographer's candid reactions to peculiarly American versions of poverty and racism. Today it is a classic work that helped define the off-the-cuff, idiosyncratic elegance that are hallmarks of Frank's artistry
2 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Frank, now 91 years old, is among the most influential artists of the last half-century. His seminal volume, The Americans, published in 1958, records the Swiss-born photographer's candid reactions to peculiarly American versions of poverty and racism. Today it is a classic work that helped define the off-the-cuff, idiosyncratic elegance that are hallmarks of Frank's artistry
Robert Frank : the complete film works(
Visual
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3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
About me, a musical: An autobiographical film by filmmaker Robert Frank that poses questions concerning artistic expression and the function of memory
3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
About me, a musical: An autobiographical film by filmmaker Robert Frank that poses questions concerning artistic expression and the function of memory
Henry Frank : father photographer, 1890-1976 by
Henry Frank(
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5 editions published in 2009 in English and German and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 2009 in English and German and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Storylines by
Robert Frank(
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20 editions published in 2004 in 3 languages and held by 73 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published in 2004 in 3 languages and held by 73 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Zero Mostel reads a book by
Robert Frank(
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6 editions published between 1963 and 2008 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1963 and 2008 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Frank : London/Wales by
Robert Frank(
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Frank by
Robert Frank(
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22 editions published in 1976 in 4 languages and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 editions published in 1976 in 4 languages and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Frank : New York to Nova Scotia by
Robert Frank(
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13 editions published between 1986 and 2005 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reprint of the catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and held at various U.S. locations in 1986-1987
13 editions published between 1986 and 2005 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reprint of the catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and held at various U.S. locations in 1986-1987
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- National Gallery of Art (U.S.) Other Publisher Organizer of meeting Editor
- Kerouac, Jack 1922-1969 Other Contributor Lyricist Author of introduction Author of screenplay Author Editor Narrator
- Greenough, Sarah 1951- Interviewee Author Interviewer
- Brookman, Philip Author of screenplay Film editor Author Editor Director
- Steidl Verlag Publisher
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Alexander, Stuart Author
- Aperture, Inc
- Kouvaros, George Author
- Eskildsen, Ute Illustrator Curator Editor
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Américains (Frank, Robert) Arbus, Diane, Beat generation Black-and-white photography Books and reading Books and reading in art Brassaï, Cassady, Neal Cinematographers Civilization Coal miners Country life Documentary photography England--London Evans, Walker, France--Paris Frank, Robert, Frazier, Danny Wilcox, Friedlander, Lee Friendship Great Britain Hunger strikes Independent filmmakers Interpersonal relations Iowa Kerouac, Jack, Levitt, Helen Lyon, Danny Manners and customs Mostel, Zero, Motion picture producers and directors Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston National characteristics, American Overpopulation Peru Pfahl, John, Photographers Photographic criticism Photography Photography, Artistic Portrait photography Portraits, American Pratt, Charles, Street photography Switzerland United States Vernacular photography Wales Winogrand, Garry,
Alternative Names
Frank, Robert
Frank, Robert Louis
Frank, Robert Louis 1924-... photographe
Fulanke, Luobote 1924-
Robert Frank
Robert Frank fotografo e regista svizzero
Robert Frank schweizerisch-US-amerikanischer Fotograf, Filmregisseur und Kameramann
Robert Frank Schweizisk-amerikansk fotograf
Robert Frank Zwitsers-Amerikaans fotograaf
Robertus Frank
Франк, Роберт
רוברט פרנק
رابرت فرانک
روبرت فرانك
로버트 프랭크
フランク, ロバート
ロバート・フランク
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