Publisher/Steidl

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"Me and My Brother" is a collection of works by Robert Frank (1924-2019), one of America's leading photographers. Born in Switzerland, Frank emigrated to the United States in 1947 and left a significant mark on the history of photography with "The Americans," which captured the post-war American society and its people from his unique perspective. He later expanded his activities into filmmaking, and while interacting with Beat Generation artists such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, he pursued experimental expressions that crossed the boundaries of photography and film. This book is a reproduction by Steidl of an original handmade dummy book created by Frank himself in connection with the film of the same name, made in the 1960s. The film is an unconventional work that explores the boundaries between reality and fiction, documentary and acting, centering on the poet Peter Orlando and his brother Julius, who suffers from mental illness. The composition, which combines photographs from the set, film stills, and the script, conveys Frank's free-spirited editing and experimental nature. The book's design, created in collaboration with Gerhard Steidl, is also captivating, and it's a collection of works that conveys important aspects of Frank not only as a photographer but also as a filmmaker.