Robert Frank
(Zürich, Switzerland, 1924 - 2019, Inverness, Nova Scotia)
Chicago Convention
1956
Gelatin silver print
15 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (38.4 x 25.7 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Museum Acquisition Fund
1985.5
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Especially because he was foreign born, Frank’s critical look at American society in the 1950s caused an uproar. This work, collected in a book entitled The Americans, prefigured the country’s critical self-examination in the 1960s and influenced a generation of young photographers.
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Black and WhiteDocumentary
Flags
Musical instruments
United States
Photography