Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OT...if you are interested in photography and classical music...you may appreciate this...it was sent to me by a close friend... >> >> Hi Steve...a friend and fellow artist Etta Winigrad gave me this >> link to her husbands photos taken during many years when he was >> given special permission to phot the Phila orchestra during >> rehearsals... >> Allen was a dentist...and took photos as they traveled to New >> Guinea etc. that were equal to the National Geographic in >> quality...but after his diabetes got truly serious and he lost >> most of his eye sight and could not get out any more...he >> "encouraged" Etta and their 3 sons and the sons newly forming >> families to travel together for 10 days and during that time he >> committed suicide... >> Etta gave these pix to U of PA. and anytime someone wants to use >> one they pay a fee of $200 to a fund that is for the >> grandchildren... >> >> You might enjoy seeing the way he saw composers and conductors >> working their magic...while he worked his.... >> >> Of course, the orchestra will not allow this type of exposure any >> longer...but he was in the right time and place... >> <www.library.upenn.edu/collections/rbm/photos/winigrad> Steve