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Groundbreaking Photographer Robert Frank Dies at Age 94

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - Robert Frank, a giant of 20th-century photography whose
   seminal book "The Americans" captured singular, candid moments of the
   1950s and helped free picture-taking from the boundaries of clean
   lighting and linear composition, has died. He was 94.

   Frank died Monday in Inverness, on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia,
   according to his second wife, June Leaf. The couple divided their time
   between Nova Scotia and New York.

   The Swiss-born Frank influenced countless photographers and was likened
   to Alexis de Tocqueville for so vividly capturing the United States
   through the eyes of a foreigner. Besides his still photography, Frank
   was a prolific filmmaker, creating more than 30 movies and videos,
   including a cult favorite about the Beats and a graphic, censored
   documentary of the Rolling Stones' 1972 tour. Black-and-white Super 8
   pictures by Frank were featured on the cover of the Stones' "Exile On
   Main Street," one of rock `n' roll's most acclaimed albums.

   On Thursday, the band tweeted a tribute to Frank, calling him an
   "incredible artist whose unique style broke the mold."

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