Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Good news Bad news
From: "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 17:23:34 -0700
References: <200005292226.PAA19690@spoon.alink.net>

This is too close to the truth.

Several years ago while in San Francisco, I went to see the Jackson Pollack
exhibit at the downtown museum .
Pollack (deceased) led a very tortured life being afflicted with some form
of dementia.

Among the many paintings there were 12 prints depicting the most grotesque
scenes, no doubt reflecting the agony in the artist's life. These were
scribbled by Pollack on request of his analyst as part of the therapy.

The 12 prints were on loan to the museum by the psychiatrist.





From: "Jim Brick" <jim@brick.org>


> An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his
> photographs on display at that time. "I have good news and bad news," the
> owner replied.
>
> "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered
if
> it would appreciate in value after your death."
>
> "When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your photographs."
>
> "That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed.
>
> "What's the bad news?"
>
> "The guy was your doctor..."
>
>

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