Exhibition: Robert Frank / The Americans: 81 Contact Sheets

In a now iconic road trip, Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank traveled across the United States in 1955 and took photos of a quintessentially American social landscape. He chose 83 images from more than 28,000 negatives for his pivotal book, The Americans.

Frank’s book, which provided an outsider’s perspective, revealed the hidden face of poverty, racism and consumerism in the United States.

The works in the exhibition, which is on display in the Dubois Gallery at Maginnes Hall until Dec. 10, present images of Frank’s unedited contact sheets, including his notations. To see images from the exhibit, visit luag.org.