Robert Frank – Tal Uf Tal Ab
“Tal Uf Tal Ab is Swiss-German. It means direction up the valley – down the valley. Now I live and wait and think mostly in the places I live – New York City and Mabou N.S.”
Tal Uf Tal Ab includes photographs of newsstands, streetscapes, friends, his wife June Leaf, interiors, as well as a self-portrait. Among these images are scattered earlier ones from Frank’s past, for example a candid portrait of Jack Kerouac. As with all Frank’s publications, Tal Uf Tal Ab is a humble yet important progression in the medium of the photo-book.