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InAugust1992RobertFranksgoodfriendandantiquedealerReginaldRankininvitedFrankonatriptoPangnirtung,avillageofaround1,300InuitinhabitantsintheArcticCircle.ThisbookisFranksdocumentationofthefive-daysojourn.CuriouslyFrankdepictsPangnirtungvoidofitspeople:thestillharbour,publichousing,aconveniencestore,atelephonepost.Sincerewithoutbeingsentimental,thephotosareshapedbyashorttextfromFrankhimself,PrefabricatedhomesalongthemainroadinPangnirtung.Attimesadecoratedwindowreflectionsinsideoroutside.StonesmaybethebalanceofabigskyaboveRobertFrankwasborninZurich,Switzerlandin1924andimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin1947.HeisbestknownforhisseminalbookTheAmericans,firstpublishedin1958,whichgaverisetoadistinctnewforminthephoto-book,andhisexperimentalfilmPullMyDaisy,madein1959.FranksotherimportantprojectsincludethebooksBlackWhiteandThings,1952,andTheLinesofMyHand,1972,andthefilmCocksuckerBluesfortheRollingStones,1972.HedivideshistimebetweenNewYorkCityandNovaScotia,Canada.