Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>> > The tricycle in the drive way? That was William Estleman? something like that. A > guy discovered by John Szarcowski of the Meuserm of Modern Art. A huge influence > then on most of us up and coming photographers in Portland although he shot in > color and was from the South. The tricycle is Garry Winogrand, I think! Who WAS the guy we're talking about? Definitely a Szarkowski prodigy. <<< William Eggleston. The picture of the trike is on the cover, and on p. 81, of John Szarkowski's book _William Eggleston's Guide_. I'd scan it for you if I had a scanner at home. Incidentally, a number of published Eggleston photographs feature one or another of his collection of antique Leicas; "At Home," one of the frontispieces to _Ancient and Modern_, pictures a screwmount IIIc or f with a 50mm Elmar. I believe most of his pictures were taken with Leicas. For what that's worth. Keeps us on topic, I guess. Anyone know how much _William Eggleston's Guide_ goes for these days? I seem to remember seeing it at auction for $400. I should have picked up more copies when I saw it remaindered for $5, that's for sure. Anyway, it's a masterpiece of a book. - --Mike P.S. Incidentally, according to Arthur Kramer, who knew him pretty well, Garry Winogrand's real name was Winograd. That's the way he spelled it himself. Evidently it got misspelled "Winogrand" early on--or it was a salutary nickname!--and it just kind of stuck over the years.