Robert Frank: In America

The perfect companion book to "Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, An Expanded View". In this book, Peter Galassi covers the period preceding the initial publication of the seminal "The Americans" in1959 and the background of what was going on in the world of photography and the difficulties encountered by early photographers of Frank's ilk in terms of publication politics, resistance to the new, smaller 35mm camera format and what was and what was not considered "fine art" (photography was not) at the time. Highly instructive and informative for anyone with a serious interest in photographic history and the role pioneers like Robert Frank, Walker Evans and a few others had shaping the world of photography as an art form and as we know it today.

I am a 57 professional photographer who owes his current and lifetime love of photography to Robert Frank and a few others of his time. I have most of his books, and have always found his work to be honest, original, powerful and poetic. The beauty of this reasonably priced portfolio is that it shows his very early work and his attempt to find employment as a photographer in America. The work is a bit innocent, yet clearly exhibits his eye, with many of the same themes that grew to become "The Americans" and beyond. This is a great book to own.

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.

Deeper dive into Frank's work on The Americans. Nice to see additional photographs that weren't included in the final book.

I like this wonderful book.

This is a fantastic look at Frank's work.

Really disappointed with the substandard print quality of this book.

Amazing book! Nice edition and a lot of pictures that are not in The Americans.

Très beau livre avec bonnes photos de Frank.

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.

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.

Classic images, wonderful book!