{"product_id":"robert-frank-the-lines-of-my-hand-9783969993675","title":"Robert Frank: The Lines of My Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank's seminal autobiographical photobook returns to print, expanding upon the original 1972 edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e (1958), \u003ci\u003eThe Lines of My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e is arguably Robert Frank's most important book, and without a doubt the publication that established his autobiographical, sometimes confessional approach to bookmaking. The book was originally published by Yugensha in Tokyo in 1972, and this reprint of the 2017 Steidl edition--made in close collaboration with Robert Frank--follows and updates the first US edition by Lustrum Press of 1972.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lines of My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e is structured chronologically and presents selections from every stage of Frank's work until 1972--from early photos in Switzerland in 1945-46 to images of his travels in Peru, Paris, Valencia, London and Wales and contact sheets from his 1955-56 journey through the US that resulted in \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e and launched him into fame. Here too are intimate photos of Frank's young family, later photo-collages and stills from films including \u003ci\u003ePull My Daisy\u003c\/i\u003e (1959) and \u003ci\u003eAbout Me: A Musical\u003c\/i\u003e (1971). The structure of the book mirrors the rhythm of Frank's life, and his short personal texts, such as diary entries, bring his voice into the book.\u003cbr\u003eIn its singular combination of text and image, its fearless self-reflection and its insistence on photography and film as equal yet different parts of his art, \u003ci\u003eThe Lines of My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e proved an inspiration for many photographers--not least Robert Frank himself, who expanded this approach in his visual diaries of 2010-17.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steidl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783969993675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116","brand":"Robert Frank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44776009695413,"sku":"9783969993675","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e9bbe180-f6a9-4d93-b56e-a2289889f6b8.jpg?v=1730821666","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/robert-frank-the-lines-of-my-hand-9783969993675","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}