Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] Eggleston
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 11:16:31 -0400
References: <CAOfQYBu6msDMFJ1XUxUQNzAC5G_tmCB-nLoyKewZS7Sh6fnFow@mail.gmail.com>

Any idea what "utilized a new color printing process allowing for
high-quality reproductions" refers to?

On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 6:02 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
>
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-Lew S.


Replies: Reply from dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella) ([Leica] Eggleston)
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