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Home>Robert Frank Collection Guide>Switzerland 1941-46

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# The Robert Frank Collection

*Die Menschen (People) 25-34*, 1942–1946, 1990.28.47

**Switzerland 1941–1946**

Robert Frank was born in Switzerland on November 9, 1924. He began his photography training in 1941 when he became an apprentice to the photographer and graphic designer Hermann Segesser. From 1942 to 1944 Frank served as an apprentice to, then an employee of, advertising photographer Michael Wolgensinger. Under Wolgensinger, Frank began to group his contact prints thematically and arrange them on boards, as a way to catalog, review, and edit his work. In 1944 he became an assistant to Victor Bouverat in Geneva. During these early years of his career, Frank was also influenced by the important Swiss photographers Gotthard Schuh, Paul Senn, and Jakob Tuggener.

Selected Swiss contact sheets

Introduction to the CollectionPhotographs, Contact Sheets, Work Prints, and Volumes    Switzerland 1941–1946    *40 Fotos*, 1946    New York 1947–1954    *Peru*, 1948    Europe 1949–1953    *Black White and Things*, 1952    The Guggenheim Trip, 1955–1957    *The Americans*, 1955–1957    *From the Bus*, 1958    Photographs and Film 1959–1980    New York and Nova Scotia, 1971–2005NegativesPhotographs by Other PhotographersTechnical MaterialPapers, Books and RecordingsFilm and Video

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Publications about Robert FrankBooks of photographs by Robert Frank

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