This is the first time the complete collection of The Americans series has been shown in Spain. It consists of 83 iconic images that also make up the most important book in the history of photography.
The exhibition is curated by David Campany, a leading international expert on Robert Frank.
A pioneer in the renewal of photography as an artistic language, Robert Frank (Zurich, Switzerland, 1924 – Nova Scotia, Canada, 2019) transformed forever the way we see the world through a camera. The exhibition offers an exceptional opportunity to rediscover one of the most influential photographic projects of the 20th century — now a legendary, yet still widely debated, statement on the United States and on photography itself.
The exhibition brings together the complete series of The Americans, created during the journey Frank undertook across the United States in the mid-1950s. Over the course of this trip, his initial optimism gradually faded as he encountered first-hand the country’s inequalities, consumerism and social tensions. Published in 1958 in the eponymous book, these now-iconic images had a profound impact at the time for their honesty and their ability to reveal what many preferred to ignore.
In addition to the full set of photographs from this journey —on loan from the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris— further prints by Frank from the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as from private collections, are also on display. This selection thus allows visitors to revisit this emblematic project and understand why it continues to resonate with new generations today.
Espacio Fundación Telefónica
Calle Fuencarral 3
Madrid - España
29 May 2026
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