Robert Frank

It has been burning goal of ACP to bring Robert Frank to Austin as an Icons of Photography lecturer. Frankly, we don't know if Mr. Frank is interested in giving public presentations these days. Certainly it would be quite a feather in our cap if he accepted an invitation.

Mr. Frank's The Americans is recognized as a watershed moment in the history of photography. Several editions of this marvelous book have been printed since its original (and controversial) first release in 1958. The latest arrived last year from the German publisher Steidl. Mr. Frank himself over saw the printing and even revised the crops on some images making this edition more reflective of his vision of America then any prior publication.

The BBC has published an interesting piece about Mr. Frank and The Americans entitled The Americans in the Frame which explores the development of the book by looking at some of his contact sheets. See the article here.