Robert FrankAmerican, 1924–2019Cocksucker Blues
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National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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- In this state since
- Aug 19, 2026
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- The museum's own collection data
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- Accession number
- 1996.18.5
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Meanwhile, in the life of Robert Frank
The whole life1971 · Residence
Mabou
1972
The book “The Lines of My Hand”
Returning to still images, he publishes his second photographic book, The Lines of My Hand, described as a “visual autobiography” of largely personal photographs. He later largely gives up “straight” photography to create narratives out of constructed images and collages, with words, multiple frames and scratched and distorted negatives, though none of this later work achieves an impact comparable to that of The Americans.
1974
Death of his daughter Andrea
His daughter Andrea is killed in a plane crash in Tikal, Guatemala. The loss shapes much of his later work, and his reputation as a recluse who declines most interviews and public appearances grows particularly after it.
c. 1974
His son Pablo’s illness
Around this time his son Pablo is first hospitalized and diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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