Funeral procession--San Francisco 1956

Robert Frank's photograph, Funeral Procession--San Francisco, captures a moment frozen in time. I can imagine Frank, camera in hand, waiting for something to happen—an intuitive act of watching. I feel for these men in their dark suits, struggling up that steep hill. You can see the effort in their bodies. I think about the weight they're carrying, both literally and metaphorically. What might Frank have been thinking as he took this shot? Was he aware of the social context of the image, and how it might play into ideas around the American Dream? Frank's work, like all great art, is an ongoing conversation. It speaks to other images, other moments, and inspires us to see the world in new ways. It embraces the uncertainty of the moment. It’s all about multiple readings, and feeling.