Funeral - St. Helena, South Carolina by Robert Frank

Robert Frank's photographs managed to capture the tensions between race and class in America in the 1950s, which popular culture at the time was glossing over with an unrealistic optimism. Though sales were slow at first, Jack Kerouac's introduction to Frank's book brought in a wider audience. 'The Americans' became a seminal piece of documentary evidence, capturing the history of American culture and influencing many great artists and photographers.