Robert Frank’s infamous body of work, The Americans, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the book’s publication opened this week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City . The show, titled Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, features the most in-depth look at arguably the most important photo book published since World War II and includes over 100 photographs, 17 books, 15 manuscripts and 22 contact sheets as well as a short film made by Frank for this exhibition. This show explores not only the roots of America as captured by one of photography’s legends, but also functions as an exploration on the photo book itself as the viewer can take note of Frank’s intentional sequencing and organization. For all those interested in the photo book, this show is not to be missed! The Museum will also host many events including An Evening With Robert Frank, already sold out, in which the artist will be in conversation with curators Jeff L. Rosenheim and Sarah Greenough about his career in photography and film. Through the month of October, the Met will screen films from the artist as well, click below to view schedule of showtimes.

Click here to view a full schedule and descriptions of programming for Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans at the Met.

Philip Gefter, author of Photography After Frank, speaks to NPR’s Daily Picture Show about the pivotal influence of Robert Frank in the field. Click here to stream audio. Gefter also wrote a piece titled Robert Frank’s America, published on The Daily Beast, click here to read more.

Click here to purchase your copy of Photography After Frank through Aperture.

An Evening With Robert Frank
Friday, October 9, 2009, 6:00 PM
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans
Tuesday, September 22, 2009—Sunday, January 3, 2010
Galleries for Drawings, Prints, and Photographs and The Howard Gilman Gallery, 2nd floor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York City

In conjunction with the Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion exhibition now on view, the Metropolitan Museum of Art presents a special screening of Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?, a 1966 film by William Klein. The story follows a young Brooklyn-born fashion model in Paris who becomes the subject in an episode of a documentary television show called “Qui êtes-vous?”. Functioning as a satire on the fashion industry as a whole, the film follows Klein’s clever photographic aesthetic. Friday evening’s event features a pre-screening discussion with Harold Koda, Kohle Yohannan, and Dorothy McGowan.

Aperture in close collaboration with Contrasto are please to present a revised edition of William Klein’s, Rome first published in 1959, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of it’s release this October. This beautifully produced edition includes Klien’s never before-before-seen fashion pictures made in Rome, along with new updated text by the photographer. Now redesigned to encompass two volumes in a special slipcase, this new edition offers audiences another chance to celbrate this groundbreaking work.

Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?
Friday, July 17, 2009, 5:30 pm
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
$10.00