The Robert Frank Collection

Selected Bibliography

Publications with the most extensive bibliographic references for Robert Frank
In chronological order

Alexander, Stuart. Robert Frank: A Bibliography, Filmography, and Exhibition Chronology 1946–1985. Tucson: Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1986.

Tucker, Anne, and Philip Brookman, eds. Robert Frank: New York to Nova Scotia. Boston: Little, Brown; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1986.

Greenough, Sarah, et al. Robert Frank: Moving Out. Washington DC: National Gallery of Art; Zurich and New York: Scalo, 1994.

Greenough, Sarah, et al. Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans," Expanded Edition. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art; Göttingen: Steidl, 2009.

Books of photographs by Robert Frank
In chronological order
The Robert Frank Collection includes at least one copy of each

Portfolio: 40 Fotos 1941/1946. Göttingen: Steidl, 2009.

Peru. Handmade book, 1948. Published Göttingen: Steidl, 2008.

Black White and Things. Handmade book with cover and layout by Werner Zryd, 1952. Published Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art; Zurich and New York: Scalo, 1994. Reprinted Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art; Göttingen: Steidl, 2009.

From Incas to Indians. Introduction by Manuel Tuñon de Lara. New York: Universe Books, 1956.

Indiens pas morts. Texte de Georges Arnaud. Photographies de Werner Bischof, Robert Frank and Pierre Verger. Paris: Delpire, 1956.

Les Américains. Edited by Alain Bosquet. Paris: Robert Delpire, 1958. Reprinted as Gli Americani. Edited by Alain Bosquet and Raffaele Crovi. Milan: Il Saggiatore, 1959. Reprinted several times since, including Paris: Delpire, 1985 and 2007. (Delpire 1985 and 2007 in collection)

The Americans. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. New York: Grove Press, 1959. Reprinted many times, most recently in Göttingen, by Steidl, in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008. (Pantheon 1986, Scalo 1993, Steidl/NGA 2008 in collection)

New York Is. Introduction by Gilbert Millstein. New York: New York Times, 1959.

Zero Mostel Reads a Book. New York: New York Times, 1963.

Me and My Brother. Handmade book produced as a production aid for Frank's film Me and My Brother (c. 1965–1968). Göttingen: Steidl, 2007.

The Lines of My Hand. Tokyo: Yugensha, Kazuhiko Motomura, 1972. Revised edition, New York: Lustrum Press, 1972. Revised editions, Zurich: Der Alltag; New York: Parkett, 1989; New York: Pantheon, 1989; and London: Secker & Warburg, 1989. (Motomura 1972, Lustrum Press 1972 [source: RF], and Pantheon 1989 in collection)

Flower Is... Tokyo: Yugensha, Kazuhiko Motomura, 1987.

One Hour. Madras, India, and New York: Hanuman Books, 1992. (source: RF)

Beirut City Centre. Paris: éditions du Cyprès, 1992.

Alberto Aspesi. Milan: Alberto Aspesi, 1995.

Thank You. Zurich, Berlin, New York: Scalo, 1996.

Come Again. Göttingen: Steidl, 2006.

Pull My Daisy. Göttingen: Steidl, 2008.

Paris. Göttingen: Steidl, 2008.

Henry Frank, Father Photographer. Göttingen: Steidl, 2009.

Seven Stories. Göttingen: Steidl, 2009.

Tal Uf Tal Ab. Göttingen: Steidl, 2010.

Pangnirtung. Göttingen: Steidl, 2011.

You Would. Göttingen: Steidl, 2012.

 

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