This book is dedicated to Frank's film and video oeuvre. Containing film-stills, essays and summaries of each film, as well as comprehensive bibliographic and technical data, it is the definitive companion to Frank's films. With essays by Michael Barchet, Philip Brookman, Stefan Grissemann, Kent Jones, Thomas Miessgang, Pia Neumann, Bert Rebhandl, and, Amy Taubin Interview with Allen Ginsberg.
Author Biography
Robert Frank was born in Zurich in 1924 and immigrated to the United States in 1947. He is best known for his seminal book The Americans, first published in 1958, which gave rise to a distinctly new form of the photobook, and his experimental film Pull My Daisy (1959). Frank's other important projects include the books Black, White and Things (1952), The Lines of My Hand (1972) and the film Cocksucker Blues for the Rolling Stones (1972). He divides his time between New York City and Nova Scotia, Canada.
