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Subject: [Leica] R.I.P. Milton Rogovin
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:16:41 +0100
References: <A0518884-8F68-42BE-B16D-F73FAF10DAB7@mac.com>

Thanks for the link, George. An honorable man has completed a long, full 
life. I have a couple of his books, and I have a deep affinity for Buffalo 
(I met my wife there and lived there for 2 years). I also like that the 
article refers to another hero of mine, Jacob Riis.

Cheers,
Nathan
 
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YNWA







On Jan 20, 2011, at 6:36 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> Milton Rogovin, an optometrist and persecuted leftist who took up 
> photography as a way to champion the underprivileged and went on to become 
> one of America?s most dedicated social documentarians, died on Tuesday at 
> his home in Buffalo. He was 101.
> 
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/arts/design/19rogovin.html?_r=1>
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser 
> george at imagist.com
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