The Lines of My Hand

by Robert Frank

This retrospective study of the work and life of Robert Frank demonstrates the artistry, innovations, and magnificent images of the distinguished photographer in more than 350 photographs

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Art

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

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Robert Frank (November 9, 1924 – September 9, 2019) was a Swiss American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans, earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society. Critic Sean O'Hagan, writing in The Guardian in 2014, said The Americans "changed the nature of photography, what it could say and how it could say it. [ ... ] it remains perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century." Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage.

Reviews

[Jeff Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Self-curated career retrospective. So many revelations, especially among the early work which proves as striking as anything from Frank's classic book "The Americans." His remarkable films remain under-seen and under-rated and it's nice they're given space here, too. I still struggle with some of the later assemblage photographs with text, but the book places them in a helpful context.

[Jomar Canales Conde · Rating 5 out of 5]

genius!!!

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm really giving this a 3.5. Frank is a master at reinventing the retrospective book. This was one of the first, and certainly a treat.

[Alfonso de Castro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uno de los libros de fotografía más bellos e inteligentes que conozco.