Robert Franks

Biography

Born November 9th, 1924 in Zurich, Switzerland. Frank became a professional industrial photographer at age 22 and in 1940s became a successful fashion photographer for Harpers Bazaar in Paris.

After photographing in Europe in 1950 and 1953 Frank returned to the U.S.

There in 1955 and 1956 he made a series of photographs ultimately published as the Americans a photographic book with a text by the American novelist Jack Kerouac.

His first motion picture “Pull My daisy” was based on a play by Kerouac and featured the poets Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Peter Orlovsky as well as the painter Larry Rivers.

Pull My Daisy was a critical success, but Franks later films were not so well received.

There in 1955 and 1956 he made a series of photographs ultimately published as the Americans a photographic book with a text by the American novelist Jack Kerouac.

Pics Robert Frank took

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