Looking in robert franks the americans celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of this prescient book drawing on newly examined archival sources it provides a fascinating in depth examination of the making of the photographs and the books construction using vintage contact sheets work prints and letters that literally chart franks journey around the country on a guggenheim grant in 1955 . Title looking in robert franks the americans expanded edition format hardcover product dimensions 528 pages 118 x 95 x 22 in shipping dimensions 528 pages 118 x 95 x 22 in published 1 janvier 2009 publisher national gallery of art washington language english. Im not quite sure who on twitter turned me on to looking in robert franks the americans expanded edition but when i heard it had many of franks contact sheets from the guggenheim funded project well i hunted down a beat up used copy which then sat in my to review pile or on the new to review shelves for way too long. Looking in robert franks the americans celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of this prescient book drawing on newly examined archival sources it provides a fascinating in depth examination of the making of the photographs and the books construction using vintage contact sheets work prints and letters that literally chart franks journey around the country on a guggenheim grant in 1955 . Looking in robert franks the americans expanded edition published by national gallery of art washington steidl edited with text by sarah greenough text by anne wilkes tucker stuart alexander martin gasser jeff rosenheim michel frizot luc sante philip brookman first published in france in 1958 then in the united states in 1959 robert franks the americans changed the course of