Robert Frank The Americans

Frank, Robert: Ideas. ; 1. Ed.
Aspesi, Milan. 1999. First edition, first printing. 79 pages. 305 x 240 mm. Original photographically illustrated paper- covered boards with foldout. Condition: New, unread, minimal traces of use on the covers. By the maker of 3 of the most important photobooks ever published: Les americains , The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 247). Flower Is (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 264), The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 261). Extremly rare artist and fashion book. Original first and only printing. Combines the three advertising campaigns which Robert Frank shot for fashion designer Aspesi.*************** Aspesi, Milan, 1999. 79 Seiten. 305 x 240 mm. Fotoillustrierte Hardcoverausgabe (nur so erschienen) mit teils ausklappbaren Seiten. Sehr gesucht. Wunderschönes Mode- und Künstlerbuch. In kleiner Auflage im Selbstverlag des Designers erschienen. Neu und gelesen. Von außen mit kleineren Gebrauchsspuren. Vereint die drei Werbekampagnen für den Modedesigner Alberto Aspesi: Shirts, New York, 1989. Jackets, Mabou, Nova Scotia, 1995. Vom Macher drei der wichtigsten Fotobücher aller Zeiten: Les americains , The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 264), The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 261).

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Frank, Robert: Frank Films - The Film and Video Work of Robert Frank. ; 1. Ed.
Steidl, Göttingen. 2009. First edition, first printing. New, mint, unread; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foil. Paperback without jacket (as issued). 170 x 240 mm. 304 pages. Black and white photographs throughout. Edited and introduction by Brigitta Burger-Utzer and Stefan Grissemann. Texts by Stefan Grissemann, Philip Brookman, Amy Taubin, Bert Rebhandl, Thomas Mießgang, Kent Jones, Michael Barchet and Pia Neumann. Book design by Karl Ulbl. By the maker of 3 of the most important photobooks ever published: Les americains/The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr , The Photobook, page 264) and The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr, The Photobook, page 261). "I put my Leica in a cupboard. Enough of lying in wait, pursuing, sometimes catching the essence of the black and the white, the knowledge where God is. I make films. Now I speak to the people in my viewfinder." (Robert Frank) "Robert Frank turned to filmmaking at the end of the 1950s. Although he has made 27 films, the work is largely a well kept secret. Frank approaches each film project as a new experience, challenging the medium and its possibilities at every turn. He has amalgamated documentary, fiction, and autobiography, cutting across genres. This book offers a visually unique approach to Frank's films: only new stills taken from videotapes have been used and they add up to a visual essay on Frank's cinema that establishes an engaging dialogue with his photographic work. Each film is introduced with detailed analysis, discussing the history and the aesthetics of Frank's film work. An interview with Allen Ginsberg provides an insider view. Together the texts and images offer an innovative and in-depth approach to the oeuvre of one of the greatest and most restless artists of the 20th century." (from the publisher)***************Steidl, Göttingen. 2009. Erstausgabe. Originalausgabe. Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch; noch original-verschweißt in der Plastikfolie des Verlags. Paperback ohne Schutzumschlag. 170 x 240 mm. 304 Seiten. Schwarz-weiß Fotos. Editiert und Einführung von Brigitta Burger-Utzer und Stefan Grissemann. Texts von Stefan Grissemann, Philip Brookman, Amy Taubin, Bert Rebhandl, Thomas Mießgang, Kent Jones, Michael Barchet und Pia Neumann. Bookdesign von Karl Ulbl. Vom Macher drei der wichtigsten Fotobücher aller Zeiten: Les americains, The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , Seite 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr, The Photobook , Seite 264), The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr, The Photobook, Seite 261).

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Frank, Robert and Gerhard Steidl: Zero Mostel reads a book. ; 1. Ed.
Steidl, Göttingen. 2008. First edition, first printing. New, mint, unread; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foil. Hardcover without jacket (as issued). 137 x 202 mm. 40 pages, 36 tritone plates. Book design by Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl. By the maker of 3 of the most important photobooks ever published: Les americains/The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr , The Photobook, page 264) and The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr, The Photobook, page 261). "When Robert Frank had completed his first two films, he accepted a commission for a photo-book from the New York Times, which became Zero Mostel Reads a Book. In it Frank takes the comic actor Zero Mostel (1915-1977) for hissubject, and depicts him in cartoonish dimensions-bemused, baffled and apoplectic, as he makes his way through an unidentified hardback volume, seated at a table or on a sofa in a large lounge area. Originally published "for the fun of it" in 1963 and dedicated to the American bookseller, the book was intended as a present for customers yet it never reached the book market. It has been a collector's item since. Zero Mostel Reads a Book references a series of theatrical and playful vignettes in which Mostel's most famous roles-Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in The Producers-are clearly signaled. It is a delightful moment of slapstick in Frank's oeuvre, and directly reflects his emphasis on the moving image at the time." (from the publisher) Robert Frank was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1924 and went to the United States in 1947. He is best known for his seminal book The Americans, first published in 1959, which gave rise to a distinct new art form in the photo-book, and his experimental film Pull My Daisy, made in 1959. His other important projects include the book Black White and Things (1954) the book Lines of My Hand (1972) and the film Cocksucker Blues (1972). Frank's work has been the subject of major exhibitions around the world and is included in many significant public and private collections. He divides his time between New York City and Nova Scotia, Canada.***************Steidl, Göttingen. 2008. Erstausgabe. Originalausgabe. Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch; noch original-verschweißt in der Plastikfolie des Verlags. Hardcover ohne Schutzumschlag (nur so erschienen). 137 x 202 mm. 40 Seiten, 36 photos. Buchdesign von Robert Frank und Gerhard Steidl. Vom Macher drei der wichtigsten Fotobücher aller Zeiten: Les americains, The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , Seite 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr, The Photobook , Seite 264), The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr, The Photobook, Seite 261).

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Frank, Robert: Pangnirtung. ; 1. Ed.
Steidl, Göttingen. 2011. First edition, first printing. New, mint, unread; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foil. By the maker of 3 of the most important photobooks ever published: Les americains/The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , page 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr , The Photobook, page 264) and The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr, The Photobook, page 261). Hardcover without jacket (as issued). 230 x 305 mm. 40 pages, 27 black & white plates. "In August 1992 Robert Frank's good friend Reginald Rankin invited Frank on a trip to Pangnirtung, a village of around 1,300 Inuit inhabitants in the Arctic Circle. This book is Frank's documentation of the five-day sojourn. Curiously Frank depicts Pangnirtung void of its people: the still harbour, public housing, a convenience store, a telephone post. Sincere without being sentimental, the photos are shaped by a short text from Frank himself, "Prefabricated homes along the main road in Pangnirtung. At times a decorated window - reflections inside or outside. Stones - maybe the balance of a big sky above " (from the publisher) Robert Frank was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1924 and went to the United States in 1947. He is best known for his seminal book The Americans, first published in 1959, which gave rise to a distinct new art form in the photo-book, and his experimental film Pull My Daisy, made in 1959. His other important projects include the book Black White and Things (1954) the book Lines of My Hand (1972) and the film Cocksucker Blues (1972). Frank's work has been the subject of major exhibitions around the world and is included in many significant public and private collections. He divides his time between New York City and Nova Scotia, Canada.***************Steidl, Göttingen. 2011. Erstausgabe. Originalausgabe. Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch; noch orginal-verpackt in der Plastikfolie des Verlages. Hardcover ohne Schutzumschlag. 230 x 305 mm. 40 Seiten, 27 schwarz-weiß Fotos. Vom Macher drei der wichtigsten Fotobücher aller Zeiten: Les americains, The americans (Martin Parr , The Photobook , Seite 247), Flower Is (Martin Parr, The Photobook , Seite 264), The Lines of my hand (Martin Parr, The Photobook, Seite 261). Im August 1992 folgte Robert Frank einer Einladung seines Freundes Reginald Rankin nach Pangnirtung, einem Dorf mit 1300 Inuits. Das Buch ist Franks Dokumentation seines 5-tägigen Aufenthalts. Frank zeigt das Dorf ohne Menschen in höchst einfühlsamen Bildern. Als Inuit bezeichnen sich die indigenen Volksgruppen, die im arktischen Zentral- und Nordostkanada sowie auf Grönland leben. Die Bezeichnung Eskimo wird als Oberbegriff benutzt, der auch die entfernter verwandten arktischen Volksgruppen der Yupik und der Aleuten umfasst. Inuit ist deshalb kein Ersatz für den Terminus Eskimo und ist auch nicht im Wortschatz aller um den Nordpol lebenden Volksgruppen enthalten. Die Sprache der Inuit ist Inuktitut (Nordostkanada und Grönland) und Inuinnaqtun (arktisches Zentralkanada). Robert Frank, der 1924 in Zürich/Schweiz geboren wurde und 1947 in die USA ging, wurde weltberühmt für sein Buch "The Americans" erstmals erschienen 1959, und gilt heute als einer der wichtigsten Fotografen und Künstler der letzten 100 Jahre.

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