New York City. early 1950s (Cantor 1984.493.26) Iowa. 1956 (Cantor 1984.493.38) The Americans comprises eighty-three photographs, plucked out from some …
5 Photographers Take On the ‘American Dream’
With his 35mm Leica in hand, Robert Frank cut beneath the veneer of the 1950s American Dream to reveal the heart of a nation as something pulsating, vulnerable, and exposed. In the years since, photographers have put their own spins on the meaning of the 'American Dream,' hitting the road by train and automobile in search of something unexpected and uncovering moments of beauty, loss, and hope in equal measure.
The Madrid-based photographer Juan Aballe describes the streets of Fruitvale and San Antonio in Oakland, California, as lonely. During an artist …
The United States is built on myth, dating back to the earliest days of the republic, when Thomas Jefferson wrote, “All men are created equal,” …
San Francisco-based photographer McNair Evans is literally on the move, working on an ongoing project he calls In Search of Great Men in which he …
“The Road Not Taken,” a 1916 poem by Robert Frost is not merely a call for following one’s own destiny as many would like to believe, but the …