Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> ><Snip> >> Strangely i have found that the French do not regard HCB as a great >> 'capturer' of French life but have more respect for Robert Doissneau and >> Willy Ronis. I suspect they feel that HCB deserted them for other >>places when >> he joined Magnum and had the opportunity, whereas Doissneau and Ronis stayed >> true to France. Whilst I am a great lover of HCB's work and regard him with >> awe, I have empathy with the French thinking on this. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden (UK) > > >The french also don't like him cause he came from a family with too much money >I've heard! > >mark rabiner >:) Then logic calls for them to hate Lartigue, but they don't Chris - -- Christer Almqvist D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France