Robert Frank

Biography

Robert Frank was a Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker known for his seminal book "The Americans", which earned him comparisons to de Tocqueville for his fresh outsider's view of American society. Born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1924, Frank held a Guggenheim fellowship that allowed him to travel across the US, capturing iconic images that remain influential today. A filmmaker and experimental photographer, Frank expanded his work into film and video, experimenting with photomontage.