Robert Frank: In America

Classic images, wonderful book!

If you love "The Americans", this book is a great complement. Some photos of "The Americans" are published also here, in a larger format (great to study details), and with a different greyscale.

I am glad I have added this to my library. But the photos with impact are the ones already contained in The Americans. Frank took thousands of photos, produced one stunning, powerful and personal book. And then left photography more or less alone. This book does sort of explain why. There are many images here which are ordinary, very ordinary. A handsome production. An important slice of history.

Fotógrafo imprescindible, como el dinero en el capitalismo.

Un valido complemento a "The Americans", con molte foto ripubblicate anche qui in formato maggiore (permettendo un miglior studio dei dettagli) e con una diversa scala di grigi. Peccato che mancano molte foto famose di Frank scattate negli USA, come quella scattata sulla spiaggia nel 1962 ed intitolata "Marilyn is dead" (una ragazza in spiaggia che legge la notizia della morte di Marilyn Monroe sul giornale mentre una bambina sullo sfondo corre sventolando la bandiera americana), nonchè la serie From the Bus, altrettanto interessante ed altrettanto ignorata.

An outstanding introduction by Peter Galassi, and a selection that adds a great deal to our appreciation of the matrix from which The Americans came. Good reproductions of many unfamiliar Frank photos. Every one is of immense value. Good formatting--no guttered photos, square format fair to both vertical and horizontal frames--essential for Frank's work. Some of the best quality reproductions of the photos of this period of Frank's work.

Top Ware, super verpackt, schnell da, besser geht es nicht mehr. Danke.

Très beau livre avec bonnes photos de Frank.