The Lines of My Hand Robert Frank Hardcover 1st Ed Rev 1989 Photography Unopened

Description: The Lines of My Hand. Robert Frank. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pantheon Publishing. First edition revised 1989. 200 pages. 340 duotone and 12 color photographs. 13" x 10". ISBN 0394552555.Like new condition. Unopened in publisher's shrink wrap. No defects observed through the shrink wrap.Free domestic shipping USPS Media Mail. Revised edition, unpaginated, printed boards, original printed parchment jacket, duotone and color photos. This was first published in 1972 in a Japanese volume that became scarce and very expensive. The American paperback, also released in 1972, was much reduced in size, and the present volume was expanded and supplemented with later photos, including color, despite Frank's earlier remark that "black and white are the colours of photography (Parr & Badger, V.1, p. 238)." "In many ways The Lines of My Hand can be regarded as the apotheosis of stream-of-consciousness photography," Parr & Badger wrote. Robert Frank's autobiographical The Lines of My Hand, considered by many to be one of the most important photographic books of the 20th Century, was first published in Japan in the early 1970s as a deluxe, slipcased edition. In 1972 it was issued as a paperback edition by Lustrum Press, New York. The original edition is one of the scarcest of Frank's books and, if found, commands a rare-book price. This new edition, simultaneously published in Europe, contains many of Frank's photographs reproduced in the earlier editions--in some cases totally re-edited--along with much that is new. Including enlargements from his recent self-exploratory videos, multiple Polaroids, and other narrative works. Beautifully produced, this edition does justice to Frank's continuing reputation as one of the great artists of our time. Robert Frank's The Lines of My Hand, 1989, is a touching book, made up of his photographs and film stills taken all over America, Spain, London, and Wales. The stories, quotes, and simple descriptions interact with the photographs to create yet another layer of sincerity. "You shouldn't be pointing the camera. My innermost thoughts is my secret. I wish you wouldn't do that. That's invading my privacy, you understand? Otherwise I'm speaking externally when I should be thinking mentally and you shouldn't do that." (Life Dances on, 1980) Not that you must agree to this statement, but the quote from the man in the photograph adds something that would otherwise be lost.Frank captures interactions, reflections, strange encounters on the streets, at festivals, in the country, and in people's personal spaces. In his search for the truth, he ends the book with film stills. He began his project as a documentary where he claims turns into `fiction and fusion.' "It's true. I don't believe in words, you can always add something of your own to make it honest."The redundancy going on with the words within this book is kind of wonderful. I'm interested in this search he is on for the truth, considering I am on the search for the same, and life seems incredibly redundant at times. The stories, or story, are not always clear, but one of my favorites is of "The Silent Man," Julius Orlovsky. I relate to this character, or person, whichever doesn't truly matter. He claims talking makes him sick, and I find this to be one of the most honest statements I've heard. Not because it's wildly out there, but it's one of those thoughts you have that wouldn't be brought up in everyday conversation; that is if you have conversations.

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