[Leica] Why the mad rush / toxicity Ansel Adams donated his body

[leowesson at gmail.com (leo wesson)]

He said that he wanted students to be able to print his negatives and learn
from it.
He also said that if he was doing it all over again, he would shoot video
not stills.

Leo Wesson
Photographer/Videographer
817.733.9157
www.leowesson.com


On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
earthlink.net>wrote:

> Maybe, but they 9 I was told the AA Trust and Univ AZ/ Tucson)   do not
> allow access to the negs, nor copy negs..... to anyone other than a few
> select Grad students....
>
> That was NOT AA's intention.....  He wanted students to try things out.....
>
> Or so goes my understanding....
>
> Take note all you that are thinking ( or have ) sent your art to schools
> and
> museums... they may not do as you wish with your precious original
> material.....even if you do stipulate in your gift.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
>
>
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> leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark
> Rabiner
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 5:20 PM
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> 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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