The Americans
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Published
Gottingen : Steidl ;, [2008].
Edition
First Steidl edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 19 x 22 cm
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Kent Denver Upper School - NONFICTION | 779.9973 Fra | On Shelf |
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Published
Gottingen : Steidl ;, [2008].
Format
Book
Edition
First Steidl edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published in French as Les Américains by R. Delpire in 1958.
Description
From the Publisher: In 1958, the first edition of Robert Frank's The Americans was published in Paris. Les Americains contained Frank's 83 photographs in the same sequence as all subsequent editions, with the image on the right hand page, but juxtaposed with historical texts about American society and politics, gathered by Alain Bosquet. The following year, in the first American edition, the French texts were removed and an introduction by Jack Kerouac was added. Over the subsequent 50 years, The Americans has been republished in many editions, in numerous languages, with a variety of cover designs and even in a range of sizes. It is the most famous photography book ever published, and it changed the face of the medium forever. Robert Frank discussed with his publisher, Gerhard Steidl, the idea of producing a new edition using modern scanning and the finest tritone printing. The starting point was to bring original prints from New York to Gottingen, Germany, where Steidl is based. In July 2007, Frank visited Gottingen. A new format for the book was worked out and new typography selected. A new cover was designed and Frank chose the book cloth, foil for embossing and the endpaper. Most significantly, as he has done for every edition of The Americans, Frank changed the cropping of many of the photographs, usually including more information. Two images were changed completely from the original 1958 and 1959 editions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Frank, R., & Kerouac, J. (2008). The Americans (First Steidl edition.). Steidl ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank, Robert, 1924- and Jack Kerouac. 2008. The Americans. Steidl.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank, Robert, 1924- and Jack Kerouac. The Americans Steidl, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Frank, Robert, and Jack Kerouac. The Americans First Steidl edition., Steidl ;, 2008.
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