Sheep--Animals 1941 - 1945

Robert Frank’s photograph 'Sheep—Animals' is a small black and white image. I like the idea of Frank with his camera, circling this flock of sheep, looking for the right angle. Imagine him thinking about framing and texture, how to flatten this scene into shapes. He wants to capture a feeling of distance, and the intimate act of watching them from afar. The sheep are like shapes in a field. They become like his ink, like paint! The print is small, but what is big is the idea of a group of artists that he relates to, people like Lisette Model, or Walker Evans, and how they saw the world. Frank is in a conversation with these artists. Photography is his way of embracing the world.