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Robert Frank

Mein Kampf, Times Square, 1961

Description

Maker

  • Robert Frank, 1924-2019, American

Title

Mein Kampf, Times Square

Year

1961

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 27.6 x 35.2 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in black ink recto in margin LL:MEIN KAMPF, TIMES SQUARE 1961; LR:Robert Frank

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Photographs

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Object Number

81.002

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Urban America, 1930-1970

December 1, 2006 - February 25, 2007

Granted a Guggenheim fellowship in 1955, Swiss artist Frank intended in his application to portray "a broad, voluminous picture record of things American, past and present." Working in a gritty and expressive printing style, he often captured a darker side of society than most people were willing to acknowledge. His blatantly subjective images published in the book The Americans influenced generations of photographers. In this image, created three years after the release of The Americans, Frank continued his study of American life, capturing a discordant mixture of city dwellers at the most populous of urban crossroads, Times Square.

Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Twentieth-Century American Art

November 12, 2004 - March 5, 2005

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