Robert Frank/Moving Out

by Robert Frank, Sarah Greenough

In the early 1950s, Robert Frank pioneered an original and sophisticated way of looking at the world--with uncompromising clarity and honesty--that has dominated the art of photography ever since. This beautifully designed and printed monograph is being published in association with Frank's major retrospective at the National Gallery of Art. 145 tritones. 15 color plates. 12 duotone illustrations.

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction

335 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

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

[Ryan Maclean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite possibly my favorite photography book ever.

[Andrew Culp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly interesting book about photographer Robert Frank. Some really great photographs, and some uninteresting ones from after he decided he was tired of photography and wanted to disrupt expectations.

The book gets carried away too often, going on and on assigning portentous meaning to a blurry photograph of a grassy field.