Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marty-- Your observation is dead on. I'm doing a project on America now and it's amazing what some folks feel free to volunteer about what places, subject matter, ethnicities, occupations, etc., etc., etc., they think should be included as though, well, to paraphrase you, the photos should be evenly representative, rather than what (I) see and want to convey. craig > > Hi Phil, > > I've spoken to a few people who saw that show and many people about > the book - it is amazing how many Americans say things about it like > "I was there, it wasn't that bad" - as though by its title or subject > matter the photos should have been evenly representative, rather than > what Frank saw and wanted to convey. > > Marty > > > > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: >> Marty Deveney wrote: >> >>> I saw a copy of 'New York Is' featuring photos by Robert Frank when I >>> was in NYC in 2010 - The Times has now found the original photos and >>> here is a story and some of the photos here: >> >>> >> http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/a-lonely-gaze-on-the-times-and-its-city/ >> ======================================= >> >> Sweet! ?Thanks for posting. ?I saw the "The Americans" exhibit when it was >> in DC a few year ago at the National Gallery. ?Powerful stuff still. >