Public Symposium
Robert Frank and the Photographic Book, 1930–1960
January 24, 2009
East Building Auditorium
Held in conjunction with the exhibition
Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans" and Reading the Modern Photobook: Changing Perceptions
1:00–1:10 p.m.
Introduction
Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of the department of photographs, National Gallery of Art
1:10–1:45 p.m.
Montage and Meaning: Jakob Tuggener's "Fabrik" of 1943
Martin Gasser, curator, Swiss Foundation for Photography
1:50–2:25 p.m.
"The Inhabitants" (1946): Wright Morris's Theory and Practice of "Photo-Text"
Alan Trachtenberg, Neil Gray Jr. Professor Emeritus of English and professor emeritus of American Studies, Yale University
Break
2:45–3:20 p.m.
"A Strange Country": Bill Brandt's Photography Books, 1936–1961
Stephen Brooke, associate professor in the faculty of arts, York University
3:25–4:00 p.m.
"The Family of Man": The Exhibition as a Book
Olivier Lugon, professor of art history, Université de Lausanne
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
