Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The $12 million stuffed shark art world has gotten pretty surreal. On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > Thanks for posting that, Jay. I've been following that story for a bit > since learning about the auction from friends in Memphis who knew/know > Eggleston and follow his career. I knew him also and used his darkroom for > a while back in the 60s. I had the same misgivings about the "limited > editions" concept, but this thread has made me rethink it a bit. I don't > think limited means never make another print of any kind, but rather that > this print run was limited to a certain number. Anyway it's mostly in the > realm of art commerce, which is not my line of work. Here's a link to an > article from the Memphis newspaper that has more details, including some > shocking prices for individual prints ($500k+). > http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/mar/13/eggleston-works-fetch-59m/ > > And here's a link to a photo of me (standing) and Eggleston (at the piano) > in his home in 1968. > > https://picasaweb.google.com/117151061481593494544/RecentUploads#5182522366510390402 > > -- > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>