Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/01

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Subject: [Leica] Alfred Cheney Johnston Photog
From: photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe Amard)
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 10:01:18 +0200
References: <D414946C.66DFA%mark@rabinergroup.com>

When you photograph people in colour ...

Nice academic series. I'd really like to see some of the (contact?) prints.

Thanks for the link

Amities
Philippe


2016-10-01 4:15 GMT+02:00 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>:

>  Alfred Cheney Johnston was not as famous as  Alberto Vargas.
> They both worked for Ziegfeld at the same time.
>  "Cheney"   (1884-1971)  did photos. Vargas did paintings. Vargas I'm long
> familiar with as I'm sure most of you are as well. But Cheney I just found
> out about tonight. Harrell I've long known worked in 8x10 sheet film a
> thing
> I thought I'd have experience in by now.
> But Cheney did the bulk of his work with 11x14 glass plates!!
> And its worth it that extra size and that glass. Checkout some of his stuff
> I think you'll agree.
> (Caution) near naked ladies.
> Amazing gorgeousness. And craft. And art.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Cheney_Johnston
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