From the bus 34 1958

'From the bus 34' is a contact sheet of black and white photographs by Robert Frank. Frank, a Swiss immigrant, traveled across America in the mid-1950s, a period marked by the rise of the Civil Rights Movement and simmering racial tensions. These photographs capture slices of American life. They reflect Frank's outsider perspective, one that didn't shy away from portraying the gritty realities of a society grappling with inequality and change. Frank’s work challenged the idealized images often presented in mainstream media, revealing a more complex and sometimes unsettling vision of America. His photographs remind us that behind every grand narrative, there are countless individual stories shaped by the currents of history, identity, and personal experience. They reveal an America that is both beautiful and broken, hopeful and despairing.