March 2, 1955

"His weakness in practical application of his work is revealed in his plan to photograph America, but this is only so if one were to take that plan literally. He can however make a very important and unique contribution to the photographing of America.

He seems less able to make the kind of photographs that the magazines could use than any other good photographer and that is largely because, 1, he lacks all practical sense and, 2, and more important, editors and publishers are not as yet aware of the importance of a poet with a camera."

Edward Steichen on Robert Frank
March 2, 1955