Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/05

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Subject: [Leica] Why the mad rush / toxicity Ansel Adams donated his body
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:44:14 -0600
 
Yep.  He was most impressed with the "laser" poster reproductions of some of
his images (many of which I have, now faded), and thought that future
students would be able to get "more" out of his negs.  How much better than,
say, Brett Weston destroying his negs.  Just my 2c.

Ken


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:20 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Why the mad rush / toxicity Ansel Adams donated his
> body
> 
> > That is correct, when AA "went into the final wash", as he termed it, he
> > requested that his remains be reviewed, by CDC I think, to see what was
> up.
> >
> >
> > Ken
> 
> 
> He also requested that they allow his negs to be printed with "laser
> beams"
> or whatever they came up with.
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
> 
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