Neil Montanus, a Kodak Colorama Photographer, Dies at 92
His colossal pictures, depicting an idealized American life,
greeted travelers at Grand Central Terminal for decades.
Katharine Q. Seelye in The New York Times —
Mr. Montanus was 92 when he died on Friday
under hospice care in Rochester, his son Jim said.
Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94
Mr. Frank, who was best known for his groundbreaking book,
“The Americans,” had a visually raw and personally expressive
style that made him one of the most influential photographers
of the 20th century.
Philip Gefter in The New York Times —
Robert Frank, one of the most influential photographers
of the 20th century, whose visually raw and personally
expressive style was pivotal in changing the course of
documentary photography, died on Monday in Inverness,
Nova Scotia. He was 94.
"And everything looks worse in black and white." — Paul Simon
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