This exhibition celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of this influential suite of photographs made on a cross-country road trip in 1955–56.

Free with Museum admission

11:00 a.m., Galleries for Drawings, Prints, and Photographs and The Howard Gilman Gallery, 2nd floor

This installation of works from the permanent collection surveys the various ways in which contemporary artists direct our attention to the physical surface of the photograph, playing with the inherent tension between flatness and the illusion of depth. Among the works featured are photographs that have been scratched, burned, or painted on, as well as cameraless images made by placing objects directly on photographic paper.

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11:00 a.m., Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography, 2nd floor

Gerald Fox, director. This award-winning biographical film presents a deep look inside Frank's personal and creative life. The documentary includes extensive on-camera interviews with Frank (86 min.). This film is shown in conjunction with the special exhibition "Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans."

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6:00 p.m., Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education

Paper Route (2002)
Robert Frank, director. Frank accompanies a man on his daily route delivering newspapers in a rural Nova Scotia community (23 min.).

True Story (2004, re-edited 2008)
Robert Frank, director. Using scenes shot in his homes in New York and Nova Scotia, along with photographs and excerpts from previous films, Frank reflects on his life (26 min.).

These films are shown in conjunction with the special exhibition "Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans."

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2:00 p.m., Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education

Explore selected exhibitions through engaging slide introductions, followed by discussion in the galleries. Designed for visitors ages five through twelve and their adult companions. This family orientation is given in conjunction with the special exhibition Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans.
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1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m., North Classroom, Uris Center for Education

Explore selected exhibitions through engaging slide introductions, followed by discussion in the galleries. Designed for visitors ages five through twelve and their adult companions. This family orientation is given in conjunction with the special exhibition Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans.
Search the calendar for upcoming family orientations.

Free with Museum admission

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., North Classroom, Uris Center for Education