Mick Jagger in Cocksucker Blues
1972
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 32 × 21 cm (12 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Anonymous gift)
Accession Number
2015.19.4656
Art Historical Context
In 1972, renowned photographer Robert Frank captured this intimate portrait of Mick Jagger during the Rolling Stones' explosive U.S. tour, Frank documented in his controversial film *Cocksucker Blues*.itled *Mick Jagger in Cocksucker Blues*, the silver print offers a raw glimpse into the rock 'n' roll lifestyle of the era, blending Frank's signature documentary style—honed in his groundbreaking photo book *The Americans*1959)—with the chaotic energy of counterculture excess. Frank, a Swiss-born artist who became a key figure in post-war American photography, eschewed glamour for gritty realism...
About the Artist
Robert Frank
Robert Frank (1924-2019) was a Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker whose revolutionary approach to documentary photography fundamentally transformed the medium and influenced generations of artists. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, on November 9, 1924, to a middle-class Jewish family, Frank began his photographic apprenticeship in 1941, working with commercial photographers before im...