The Art of photography

By

tiltinghiscameraandshootingfromthehip,

RobertFrankmadethisquickglimpseofcowboys

atabarThepictureseemstoslideoffthepage

like

a

fallingshot-glassItsuggestsnot

onlythepungentodorsofwhiskeyandcigarette

smoke,butalsosomeoftheupsetbalanceof

contemporaryAmericanlifeIndecisive,offhand,

thepicturerevealsamomentof

rawreality.

ROBERT

FRANKBar—Gallup.NewMexico. 1955