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Robert Frank • Cindy Sherman • Robert Mapplethorpe • Eugene Atget • Paul Graham Robert Frank b. 1924

How Frank Prepared his Trip to Photograph “The Americans”

Frank prepared his trip with a rough itinerary:

• Gathered maps and itineraries from the American Automobile Association

• Collected letters of reference from the Guggenheim Foundation and friends in the press (in-case people questioned his photographing intentions)

• Introductions to representatives to industries around the country (to capture a wide variety of images)

• Suggestions from fellow photographers of places to visit

Walker Evans: The South Ben Schultz and Todd Walker: Los Angeles Wayne Miller: San Francisco

Source: Eric Kim Street Photography, http://erickimphotography.com/blog Frank prepared some symbols that he wanted to pursue/capture:

1. Flags

2. Cowboys

3. Rich Socialites

4. Juke-boxes

5. Politicians

Frank also numbered his rolls of film in chronological order and labeled according to location. He also sometimes labeled his film according to subject

Source: Eric Kim Street Photography, http://erickimphotography.com/blog Subject matter that Frank Ended up Photographing

Below are some re-occurring subjects that he ended up photographing in his trips around the U.S.

1. Cars (photos. 77, 78, 80)

2. American Lunch Counters (photo. 69)

3. Consumerism

4. Suburbs

5. Public parks

6. Cemeteries (photos. 80, 74)

7. Juke-boxes (photos. 17, 65, 67, 43)

Source: Eric Kim Street Photography, http://erickimphotography.com/blog Robert Frank, Drugstore lunch counter, Detroit, 1955 Robert Frank, Store Window, Washington DC, 1955-56 Robert Frank, Drive-in movie, Detroit 1955 Robert Frank, Public Park, Cleveland, Ohio, 1955-56 Robert Frank, from The Americans, 1958 Robert Frank, Bar, NYC, 1955-56 Robert Frank, Charleston, South Carolina, 1956 Robert Frank, from The Americans, 1958 Robert Frank, from The Americans, 1958 Cindy Sherman b. 1954 Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still # 6, 1977 Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still # 10, 1978 Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #7, 1978 Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #7, 1978 Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #28, 1979 Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #82, 1980 Cindy Sherman, Untitled, 2008 Cindy Sherman, Untitled, 2008 Cindy Sherman, Untitled, 2008 Cindy Sherman, Untitled, 2008 Robert Mapplethorpe 1946-1989 Robert Mapplethorpe, Derrick Cross, 1983 Robert Mapplethorpe, Self-portrait, 1980 Robert Mapplethorpe,1984 Robert Mapplethorpe, Armpit / Livingston, 1988 Robert Mapplethorpe, Phillip, 1979 Robert Mapplethorpe, Scott (Jockstrap), 1978 Robert Mapplethorpe, Man in Polyester Suit, 1980 Robert Mapplethorpe, from X Portfolio, 1989 Eugene Atget 1857-1927 Eugene Atget Eugene Atget, Hotel de Sens, rue de l’Hôtel de Ville, Paris, early 1900s Eugene Atget, Boulevard de Strasbourg, Corsets, 1912 Eugene Atget, c. 1912 Eugene Atget, Coin de la Rue Valette et Pantheon (1925) Eugene Atget, Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève, June 1925 Eugene Atget, Cour du Dragon c. 1920 Paul Graham b. 1956 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from Beyond Caring,1984-1985 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002 Paul Graham, from American Night, 1998-2002