To the Editor:

Re “Robert Frank, 1924-2019: Innovator Whose Lens Found the Grainy Side of American Glory” (front page, Sept. 11):

This obituary, b y Philip Gefter, is a piece of journalistic art in its own right and a compelling social commentary on what it still means to be an American.

I wonder what moments in the lives of today’s immigrant children, whether inside detention centers or e xperiencing the first day of classes during the recent Mississipp i raids, Mr. Frank could have captured with his elegantly transgressive photographic lens.

Even though Mr. Frank became an American himself (he was born in Switzerland), he knew deep down, just as many of us do, that he would always be an immigrant.

Thanks for turning a seemingly obligatory obituary of a major creative mind in documentary photography into an emotive, informative and ultimately inspiring journey.