Sad sad news to have to report this morning, Allen’s dear friend (and our dear friend) the extraordinary groundbreaking documentary photographer, (as the New York Times puts it, “one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century”), Robert Frank died yesterday at his home in Inverness, Nova Scotia. He was 94.
Too much to say here and we’re still processing it – but here’s a little portfolio on Robert (and Robert and Allen) via Allen’s camera
Selected obituary notices – The New York Times, the LA Times, The Guardian, the BBC, ArtNews… many more to follow..
Previous Robert Frank postings on the Allen Ginsberg Project here and here, here, here and here
Here’s Robert on what he learned from the Beats. We’ll miss you, we’ll really miss you, Robert.