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Mike40

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Robert Frank
« on: September 10, 2019, 03:23:12 PM »
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/sep/10/robert-frank-american-photographer-dies-aged-94-the-americans-jack-kerouac-photography

Sad news indeed.  Thank you, Robert Frank, for your legacy of an age that has gone forever.

Take care,
Mike
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hookstrapped

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Re: Robert Frank
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2019, 10:49:09 AM »
Certainly one of the most influential photographers ever -- not just directly through The Americans, but through other prominent photographers he influenced and inspired. It's important to note the hostility and disapproval that first greeted his photographs.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-shock-of-robert-franks-the-americans

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/arts-culture/inside-robert-franks-the-americans/
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Re: Robert Frank
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2019, 10:09:27 AM »
Very sad, one of the greats.
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