Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]this is interesting. But I think it is wrong. His assistants were numerous, to be sure, but they didn't 'do' the printing. they may have dragged it through the chemicals, they may have set up the enlarger. they may have spotted the prints and matted them. But what one assistant says is that AA always sat at the enlarger. Rob Mueller Studies in Black and White www.studiesinblackandwhite.com rob@studiesinblackandwhite.com - -----Original Message----- From: Stephen [mailto:cameras@jetlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 11:59 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] adams the myth - Yeth? "Mueller, Rob" wrote: The point is, how many did he want to print? dunno. how many did he print? not sure, but as early as the late 50's he hired people to print for him, in his darkroom. He would then sign the prints he was happy with and send them out. I know one of the printers, who has a stash of unfortunately unsigned prints he did while working for Ansel. I have no idea if he later continued this practice, or how much printing he did personally. Stephen Gandy.