Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sent from my iPhone Steve Barbour On Jun 1, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > Excellent. Thanks _very_ much for posting this. > > I do like his work, but then I also remember the sixties. > > I think. I was in Berkeley, so I know what you mean, I think... > > --Bob > > ==On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > >> I've probably mentioned it here before, but Eggleston and I were close >> friends when I lived in Memphis in the sixties. I was using his darkroom >> for a while and we hung out frequently at his place. Here's a portrait I >> took of him in 1968: >> http://pswango.smugmug.com/popular/1/36522470_NTNLc#36522470_NTNLc >> >> Here's Eggleston's shot of me from around the same period: >> https://picasaweb.google.com/paswango/RecentUploads#5048114776621034594 >> >> And here's one of both of us by a mutual friend: >> https://picasaweb.google.com/paswango/RecentUploads#5182522366510390402 >> >> I was also able to attend the opening of his infamous MoMA show in 1976 >> and >> had a chance to meet Szarkowski there. Actually, he walked over and >> introduced himself and we had a brief but pleasant chat. I think he was >> curious about what kind of friends Bill had. >> >> Still, it doesn't bother me at all when people express their dislike for >> his >> work -- I love it, myself, but I can see why others may not. >> >> >> -- >> Phil Swango >> 307 Aliso Dr SE >> Albuquerque, NM 87108 >> 505-262-4085 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information