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Robert Frank’s The Americans was first published on May 15, 1958

by Robert Delpire in Paris. It featured 83 of Frank’s photographs

taken in America in 1955 and 1956, accompanied by writings in

French about American political and social history selected by

Alain Bosquet. Delpire’s Les Américains formed part of the

Encyclopédie essentielle series, which presented foreign countries

to a French audience. Each of Frank’s photographs in this edition

is placed on a right-hand page, with the texts on the left-hand

pages.

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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.

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书籍介绍

Robert Frank’s The Americans was first published on May 15, 1958 by Robert Delpire in Paris. It featured 83 of Frank’s photographs taken in America in 1955 and 1956, accompanied by writings in French about American political and social history selected by Alain Bosquet. Delpire’s Les Américains formed part of the Encyclopédie essentielle series, which presented foreign countries to a French audience. Each of Frank’s photographs in this edition is placed on a right-hand page, with the texts on the left-hand pages.

The first English edition of The Americans was published in 1959 by Grove Press in New York. It presented the same photographs as the Delpire edition, however a text by Jack Kerouac replaced the French writings. The book begins with Kerouac’s introduction, followed by Frank’s photographs in the same sequence as the Delpire edition. On the left-hand pages are short captions from Frank, which describe the location.

Since 1959 The Americans has been reprinted by different publishers, in multiple languages and formats. Frank has had varying influence on these editions; some were printed without his input, approval or knowledge. In July 2007 the Steidl edition of The Americans was printed. Frank was involved in every step of its design and production. The 83 photographs were scanned in tritone at Steidl’s digital darkroom from vintage prints in Frank’s collection, which revealed that many images in past editions were actually crops of the originals. For the Steidl book Frank studied and revised these crops and in many cases included the full photographs; in only a few cases the Delpire and Grove Press compositions remain.

The Steidl edition also reproduces two photographs printed from negatives different to those used for all previous editions. These photographs depict the same two subjects as in other editions (Metropolitan Life Insurance Building–New York City and Assembly Line–Detroit), but from a slightly different perspective.

Kerouac’s text and Frank’s captions remain unaltered from the Grove Press edition, the typography however was redesigned. As well as revising the book’s design, Frank also chose the paper, endpaper and book linen. He opted for a thread-stitched book, and conceived a new dust jacket made from the same paper as in the book (Xantur 170 g from Scheufelen, Germany), sealing it with a simple varnish. Frank personally oversaw printing on July 18, 2007, inspecting and approving each sheet at Steidl’s press in Göttingen.

In January 2009 the National Gallery of Art, Washington, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of "The Americans" with an exhibition that will examine both the construction of the book and the photographs themselves. All 83 photographs published in "The Americans" will be presented in the order established in the book, providing a detailed examination of the book's roots in Frank's early work and the impact on his later art.

"Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans" will be touring the following US museums:

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. January 18–April 26, 2009

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, May 17–August 23, 2009

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 20–December 27, 2009

"Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans"

Edited by Sarah Greenough

ISBN 978-3-86521-748-6

Co-published by National Gallery of Art and Steidl

in conjunction with the exhibition