Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote: > > At 01:45 AM 12/16/97 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear Colleagues, > > > >One of the great essays Duncan did with his Leicas was printed as a book on > >the domestic life of Picasso. They got along fine. In addition, Duncan was > >Picasso's neighbor for quite a while. Picasso was drawn to the Leicas and > >photography. > > > >Duncan shot the entire essay in B&W existing light. That book is one of my > >treasures. I wonder whether it was ever reprinted. > > > >Bob > > > > Could you give us the Title & ISBN of the book? > > Jim Jim, The book I have is called "The Private World of Pablo Picasso" by Duncan and originally published by Ridge Press and distributed by Pocket Books. Original price $1.95. It's copyrighted 1958 and has a Library of Congress Card Number 58-5423. Aside from the absolutely wonderful photographs that realize the talents of two great men it also shows what the Leica is fully capable of doing. And, on the back cover, are several photos by Jacqueline Roque (Picasso's Mistress) showing both men playing with Duncan's cameras. You can see the Leicavit pulls extended on both. And, if you really want to drool over limited collectibility, one is a black body MP. Carl S.