Robert Franks āThe Americansā collection is very powerful in such a way that it shows his views on society. Ā Robert Franks was from Switzerland so he was not too familiar with colored people, at the time he went to the south. Now at the time racial segregation was going on and thereās this photograph thatās in the Cantors Art center that Frank took that its very interesting. In his photograph, he shows how a colored woman is holding a white baby and he just couldnāt understand how a white woman from the south would trust a colored woman with her baby in which a white woman at the time would not even sit next to colored people. Itās a very powerful photo especially during the Civil War. I find Franks photographs a mix of artistic and political because he shows his views on social issues yet he doesnāt show it straight forward but he composes a photograph thatās makes the audience decide what he is really trying to show. Now Frank has more photos other than the ones in The Americans. Frank was trying to show how his passion through his photographs. Franks collections shows very strong and symbolic photography.
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