Not one, not two, and not just three, but 7—you read right, 7!—books about the life, times, and of course, the photography of Robert Frank are hitting the streets over the next couple of months. I’m not going to ask too many questions about why, but I am ridiculously excited about these releases!
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Facts! I’m incredibly excited about these new and rereleased Robert Frank photography books. To be honest, I’m not quite sure why we’re seeing no fewer than seven Robert Frank books being released over the next few months, but I’m all about it. I’m ready for some proper visual and tactile feels that you can only get from having a physical photography book in your hands. It’s been a minute since I’ve come across a good one.
Amazon has them all queued up for pre-order, so I’ve pulled them together here so we can get a jump on them before everyone finds out about their upcoming releases. A couple of these are gonna slide right into my modern harvest design style, and I cannot wait!
Life Dances On: Robert Frank in Dialogue
By: Robert Frank (Photographer), Lucy Gallun (Editor)
Contributors: Kaitlin Booher, Sarah Greenough
Hardcover: 192 pages
Details:
The upcoming photography book “Life Dances On: Robert Frank in Dialogue” is a comprehensive exploration of the six decades of Robert Frank’s career following the publication of his landmark photobook “The Americans” in 1958. The book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, delves into Frank’s restless experimentation across various mediums, including photography, film, and books. It also examines his artistic and personal dialogues with other artists and his communities
The Americans
By: Robert Frank (Photographer), Jack Kerouac (Introduction)
Hardcover: 180 pages
Release Date: September 24, 2024
Details:
The 2024 publishing of Robert Frank’s “The Americans” is a reissue of his seminal photobook, which was first published in 1958 in France and in 1959 in the United States. This new edition, published by Aperture, is set to be released on September 24, 2024. It features the same sequence of 83 black-and-white photographs that Frank captured during his travels across the United States in the mid-1950s
Robert Frank: The Lines of My Hand
By: Robert Frank
Paperback: 116 pages
Release Date: October 29, 2024
Details:
Robert Frank’s “The Lines of My Hand” is a reissue of his autobiographical photobook, which was originally published in 1972. This new edition, published by Steidl, is set to be released on October 29, 2024. The book is structured chronologically and presents selections from every stage of Frank’s work until 1972, including early photos in Switzerland, images from his travels in Peru, Paris, Valencia, London, and Wales, and contact sheets from his 1955-56 journey through the United States that resulted in “The Americans”
Robert Frank: Red Table, Green Tree, From the Window, by the Window
By: Robert Frank
Paperback: 194 pages
Release Date: November 19, 2024
Details:
The 2024 release of Robert Frank’s “Red Table, Green Tree, From the Window, by the Window” is a collection of Polaroid photographs taken by Frank in his later years. The book, published by Steidl, is set to be released on November 19, 2024. It comprises facsimiles of three volumes of previously unseen Polaroids, sequenced by Frank himself
Robert Frank: Seven Stories
By: Robert Frank
Paperback: 124 pages
Release Date: October 29, 2024
Details:
The upcoming release of Robert Frank’s “Seven Stories” is a reissue of his Polaroid photobooks, originally published in 2009. This new edition, published by Steidl, is set to be released on October 29, 2024. The book brings together seven sequences of single images compiled by Frank, showcasing his work with Polaroids from the 1970s onwards.
Robert Frank: Hold Still, Keep Going
By: Robert Frank (Photographer), Ute Eskildsen (Editor)
Contributors: Ute Eskildsen, Christoph Ribbat, Wolfgang Beilenhoff
Hardcover: 168 pages
Release Date: October 29, 2024
Details:
The 2024 release of Robert Frank’s “Hold Still, Keep Going” is a reprint of the catalog from his 2001 exhibition at the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany. This book, published by Steidl, is set to be released on October 29, 2024. It explores the filmic elements in Frank’s photography and the interaction between the still and moving image that has been a significant aspect of his work since the late 1950s
Robert Frank: Visual Diaries
By: Robert Frank (Photographer)
Paperback: 296 pages
Release Date: October 29, 2024
Details:
Robert Frank’s “Visual Diaries” is a collection of his final artist books, which serve as a touchstone for his later life and career. This book, published by Steidl, is set to be released on October 29, 2024. It presents, for the first time together, the six introspective volumes that are most critical to Frank’s late bookmaking practice, originally published between 2010 and 2017.