ROBERT FRANK ‘TROLLEY, NEW ORLEANS’ 1955 PRESS PHOTO

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A PICTURE FROM THE MILESTONE ‘THE AMERICANS’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS THE FRONT COVER OF THE FIRST PRINTED BOOK AND OF ANY FOLLOWING EDITION Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of photography, Frank has redefined the aesthetic of both the still and the moving image via his pictures and films. Soon after his emigration to New York in 1947, Alexey Brodovitch hired Frank as a fashion photographer for Harper’s Bazaar . The position brought many occasions for travel, and Frank ’s impressions of the United States , in comparison to other places, impacted his work. After receiving his first Guggenheim Fellowship in 1955, Frank embarked on a two-year trip across America during which he took over 28,000 pictures. Eighty-three of those images were ultimately published in Frank ’s groundbreaking monograph The Americans , first by Robert Delpire in 1958 in Paris , and a year later by Grove Press in the United States . Frank ’s unorthodox cropping, lighting, and sense of focus attracted criticism. His work, however, was not without supporters. Beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg felt a kinship with Frank and his interest in documenting the fabric of contemporary society. Eventually “The Americans” jettisoned Frank into a position of cultural prominence; he became the spokesperson for a generation of visual artists, musicians, and literary figures both in the United States and abroad. In 2004 the Tate Modern in London organized “ Robert Frank : Storylines,” showcasing over 150 of Frank ’s prints. The retrospective travelled to the Museu d’Art Contemporani in Barcelona and the Fotomuseum and Fotostiftung Schweiz in Winterthur , Switzerland . His works have been exhibited in the major museums: Museum Folkwang, Essen , Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea, Milan , Jeu de Paume , Paris , Nederlands Fotomuseum , Rotterdam , National Gallery of Art, Washington, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His work can be found in collections worldwide, including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Detroit Institute of Arts; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland; the George Eastman House, Rochester; Maison Européene de la Photographie, Paris; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Stiftung fur die Photographie, Kunsthaus, Zurich; the Tate Modern, London; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. In 1990 the National Gallery of Art in Washington , D.C. , established the Robert Frank Collection. Printed in conjunction of the exhibit "One century of Black'n 'White " at Biennale Internazionale di Fotografia in Brescia , Palazzo Bonoris, June to September 2002 PRISTINE CONDITION-GELATIN SILVER PRINT-BIG SIZE THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE KEPT IN A PET FREE FLAT We ship by Priority International airmail. If you prefer other methods of shipment or registered airmail with tracking number which takes longer but it is safe, contact us for shipping cost A MUST HAVE IN YOUR COLLECTION!!!!! . Our positive feedbacks are a guarantee! Thanks for looking THIS SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEE INCLUDES PACKING MATERIALS AND STURDY SHIPPING ENVELOPES If multiple items are purchased, will combine shipping Returns We only accept returns if we have misrepresented the photo in our description. Money back. B uyer pays return shipping Please contact us before bidding with any questions read more

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