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Robert frank, the swissborn photographer who reshaped the medium of 20thcentury documentary imagery, died monday at 94, 60 years after the. He is perhaps best known for the photography collection the americans 1959, with an introduction by jack kerouac. On winning a prestigious guggenheim fellowship award in april 1955, frank invested in a fiveyearold ford business coupe and embarked on the 10,000mile crosscountry road trip that would eventually yield the americans. Who writes the euchred by capitalism column, i wonder. Robert frank is a senior special writer at the wall street journal, where he writes a weekly column and daily blog called the wealth report. The book that changed photography in 1959, robert franks the americans dramatically altered how photographers looked through viewfinders and how americans saw themselves.
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Robert frank, swiss american photographer and director who was one of the most influential photographers of the mid20th century, noted for his ironic renderings of american life. Moving forward you can expect the following videos to appear on this channel. Sep 10, 2019 robert frank changed the course of 20thcentury photography. This is the photo book that redefined what a photo book could be personal, poetic, real. Robert frank takes us on a whizbang tour of the lives of the new rich.
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