Robert Frank
Photographer, Visual Artist
1924 –
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Who is Robert Frank?
Robert Frank is an important figure in American photography and film. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans, was influential, and earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society. Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage.
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- Born
- Nov 9, 1924
Zürich - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Mary Frank
(1950 - 1969) - June Leaf
- Mary Frank
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Education
(1940 - )
(1937 - 1940)
- Lived in
- Zürich
- Mabou, Nova Scotia
(1971 - ) - Manhattan
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on July 23, 2013
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