| Robert Frank's 'The Americans' Contributor(s): Day, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1841503150 ISBN-13: 9781841503158 Publisher: Intellect (UK) OUR PRICE: $42.57 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Photography | Individual Photographers - General |
| Dewey: 770.973 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.8" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the mid-1950s, Swiss-born New Yorker Robert Frank embarked on a ten-thousand-mile road trip across America, capturing thousands of photographs of all levels of a rapidly changing society. The resultant photo book, The Americans, represents a seminal moment in both photography and in America's understanding of itself. To mark the book's fiftieth anniversary, Jonathan Day revisits this pivotal work and contributes a thoughtful and revealing critical commentary. Though the importance of The Americans has been widely acknowledged, it still retains much of its mystery. This comprehensive analysis places it thoroughly in the context of contemporary photography, literature, music, and advertising from its own period through the present. |
Contributor Bio(s): Day, Jonathan: - Jonathan Day is professor of transmedia arts at the Art Institute of Birmingham UK. |
