Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think so...I'm certainly more of an HCB fan than an Avedon fan, but Avedon's Rose Kennedy, Ike, and a few others I see as really reflecting the personality, where I just don't see that in many of the HCB portraits.....but, as I said, I do see it in the "street" portraits... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 4:02 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] back to Leica dialogue! -Reply -Reply "B. D. Colen" wrote: > Well, I have to say that I wouldn't necessarily expect HCB's photos of the > rich and famous to be his best. On the contrary. > --- > Gareth - Famous..usually culturally...What surprised me was that the photos > were so.....vapid...they were simply disembodied portraits that did little > to reflect the personality, lives, etc., of the people.snip Maybe they were supposed to be vapid like Avedon's Rose Kennedy. Mark Rabiner