Robert Frank
Birthday: 1924-11-09
Place of Birth: Zurich, Switzerland
Biography: Robert Frank is one of the most acclaimed photographers of the 20th century. He is best known for his seminal book "The Americans", featuring photographs taken by the artist in the mid-1950s as he traveled across the U.S. on a Guggenheim fellowship. Robert Frank is also known as a filmmaker.
Movies
Second Century
A small film crew goes through several locations including Europe, New York and Mexico....
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Lost, Lost, Lost
Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles ...
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Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank
A documentary on the photographer Robert Frank....
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Home Improvements
Home Improvements, Robert Frank’s first video project, is a simple and poignant diary of consequenti...
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Don't Blink - Robert Frank
The life and work of Robert Frank—as a photographer and a filmmaker—are so intertwined that they're ...
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Contemporary Photography in America
The film of Michael Engler from the year 1982 showing the different methods of operation of photgrap...
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June and Robert Kara and Me
"In the summer of 2019 Kara [Walker] and I took our second and final visit to see Robert Frank and J...
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Robert Frank in Conversation with Clark Winter: 10 Films
An artist in his own right, Clark Winter captured the intimacy of his longtime friendships with Robe...
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Sanyu
Sanyu (1901-1964), an important Chinese artist, was a friend of Robert Frank's who died in anonymity...
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I Remember
Dedicated from one great photographer to another, I Remember reenacts an afternoon spent with Alfred...
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The Present
Simple objects, photographs, and events prompt Frank to self-conscious rumination. From his homes in...
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Moving Pictures
"Today memory creeps along the wall at Seven Bleecker. In the back of my eyes, longings and obsessio...
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Robert Frank Films
Filmed during the shooting of the Sin of Jesus 1960, this film includes Robert Frank, Dick Bellamy, ...
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Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom
Full Blossom: The Life Of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom takes a look at Blossom's work onscreen, as wel...
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Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
Scenes from the life of a quiet man and a smart woman. They carry the celebrated surnames Frank and ...
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