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:: CATEGORIES :: > Members Area Zero Mostel Reads a Book by Robert Frank When Robert Frank had completed his first two films, he accepted a commission for a photo-book from the New York Times, which became Zero Mostel Reads a Book. In it Frank takes the comic actor Zero Mostel (1915–1977) for his subject, and depicts him in cartoonish dimensions–bemused, baffled and apoplectic, as he makes his way through an unidentified hardback volume, seated at a table or on a sofa in a large lounge area. Originally published “for the fun of it” in 1963 and dedicated to the American bookseller, the book was intended as a present for customers yet it never reached the book market. It has been a collector’s item since. Zero Mostel Reads a Book references a series of theatrical and playful vignettes in which Mostel’s most famous roles–Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in The Producers–are clearly signaled. It is a delightful moment of slapstick in Frank’s oeuvre, and directly reflects his emphasis on the moving image at the time. Book design by Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl 40 pages, 36 tritone plates 13.7 cm x 20.2 cm Hardcover STEIDL Robert Frank ISBN: 978-3-86521-586-4 Price: £14.00 Member price: £11.20 Enter the appropriate quantity you wish to buy below, then click the 'Add To Cart' button to place this item in your shopping cart. * - Denotes a required field. Quantity * Peru by Robert Frank Price: £17.50 Member price: £14 Paris by Robert Frank Price: £25.00 Member price: £20 The Americans by Robert Frank Price: £35.00 Member price: £28 New York to Nova Scotia by Robert Frank Price: £17.50 Member price: £14

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