Robert Frank

Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker (1924-2019)

Robert Frank (November 9, 1924 – September 9, 2019) was a Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work was the 1958 book titled The Americans. He was seen as a modern-day de Tocqueville.[1] Frank later expanded into movies and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage. He was born in Zürich.

Frank died on September 9, 2019 in Inverness, Nova Scotia at the age of 94.[2]

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  1. O'Hagan, Sean (November 7, 2014). "Robert Frank at 90: the photographer who revealed America won't look back". The Guardian. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. "Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94". Retrieved 10 September 2019.