Assembly Plant, Ford--Detroit 1955

Robert Frank's 1955 photograph "Assembly Plant, Ford--Detroit" is a striking example of his signature documentary style. Captured in stark black and white, the image depicts a Ford automobile suspended by an overhead crane in a Detroit factory, with a worker seemingly dwarfed by the scale of the industrial setting. Frank's work often explores themes of social commentary and alienation, highlighting the relationship between man and machine in the modern era. This image, part of his iconic book "The Americans", offers a glimpse into the world of postwar American industrialism.