- Category: Books » Photography » General
- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Number of Pages: 544
- ISBN: 3865218067
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112485980
- Release Date: January 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #35693 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #112 in Photography (See Top 100 Photography Bestsellers)
- #31 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Looking in" by Robert Frank to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Looking in"Browse more products related to "Robert Frank"Review"It's evidence both of the cycles of American life and the timelessness of photographer-filmmaker Robert Frank's art that a half century after the debut of his ground-shifting book The Americans, so many of its brazen, coarsely poetic pictures still frame our national experience." Publisher's noteFirst published in France in 1958 and in the United States in 1959, Robert Frank's THE AMERICANS is widely celebrated as the most important photography book since World War II. Including 83 photographs made largely in 1955 and 1956 while Frank (b. 1924) traveled around the United States, the book looked beneath the surface of American life to reveal a profound sense of alienation, angst, and loneliness. With these prophetic photographs, Frank redefined the icons of America, noting that cars, jukeboxes, gas stations, diners, and even the road itself were telling symbols of contemporary life. Frank's style--seemingly loose, casual compositions, with often rough, blurred, out-of-focus foregrounds and tilted horizons--was just as controversial and influential as his subject matter. The exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the book's publication by presenting all 83 photographs from THE AMERICANS in the order established by the book, and by providing a detailed examination of the book's roots in Frank's earlier work, its construction, and its impact on his later art. Published alongside the previously announced 384-page paperback edition of "Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans,"" this definitive, expanded 544-page hardcover edition contains a plethora of additional materials--essential information for scholars and serious photo enthusiasts alike. Both editions are authored by the preeminent Frank scholar and National Gallery of Art curator Sarah Greenough, and both contain engaging essays by Anne Tucker, Stuart Alexander, Martin Gasser, Jeff Rosenheim, Michel Frizot, Luc Sante and Philip Brookman. However, the expanded edition also contains all of Frank's contact sheets for "The Americans," additional letters and manuscript materials, a chronology (and map) of Frank's trips across America, a selected exhibition history and a preliminary sequence for the book with a chart comparing various editions in "The Americans'" long international publishing history. If You Enjoy "Looking in (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Looking in (Hardcover)" by Robert Frank (Photography)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Bestsellers
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