Man with I.D. button--San Francisco 1956

"Man with I.D. button--San Francisco" is a 1956 photograph by Robert Frank. The black and white photograph captures a man wearing a hat, glasses, and a jacket with a button that depicts a photograph of a person's face. The image is characteristic of Frank's work, which often depicts everyday life in America in a candid and sometimes gritty style. The photograph is a part of Frank's influential photobook "The Americans" published in 1958, a collection of photographs that captures the diversity and complexities of American society in the 1950s. Frank's style is known for its "street photography" approach, using a handheld camera to capture candid moments in public spaces, often with an understated aesthetic that invites viewers to consider the complexities of American culture and identity.