Robert Frank

For other people named Robert Frank, see Robert Frank (disambiguation).

Robert Frank
Born(1924-11-09)November 9, 1924
Zürich, Switzerland
DiedSeptember 9, 2019(2019-09-09) (aged 94)
Inverness, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
NationalitySwiss-American
Known forPhotography, film directing
Notable workThe Americans
Spouse(s)Mary Frank (divorced)
June Leaf
Children2

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."[1] Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage.[2]

  1. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (November 7, 2014). "Robert Frank at 90: the photographer who revealed America won't look back". The Guardian. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Gefter, Philip (September 10, 2019). "Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2019.