CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming State Museum is hosting photographer Robert Frank’s “Images of Wyoming Taken in 1956” exhibition from Jan. 13 through March 29, 2025.
That’s according to a release from the museum, which stated that the exhibition was created in partnership between the June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, the Wyoming State Archives and the Wyoming State Museum.
“Robert Frank is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of photography, and he redefined the aesthetic of still and moving images via his pictures and films,” the release states. “Soon after he emigrated to New York in 1947, art director Alexey Brodovitch hired Frank as a fashion photographer for Harper’s Bazaar. This new position brought many occasions for travel, and compared to other locations, Frank’s impressions of the United States impacted his work.”
Frank received his first Guggenheim Fellowship in 1955, and then embarked on a two-year trip across the United States. During that trip, he captured over 28,000 photographs, which he would go on to publish in his monograph, “The Americans.”
The release noted that a copy of “The Americans” will be available for viewing at the museum.
The Wyoming State Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
