Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And so close as to be mistaken for a Ralph Gibson or JeanLoup Sieff's work. Jem - -----Original Message----- From: John Collier [SMTP:jbcollier@home.com] A marvellous counter point to this are the photographs of E.J. Bellocq, a professional photographer at the turn of the century, taken in a southern brothel I believe. The women look straight at the camera and are grinning so disarmingly. It is not erotic at all even though they are naked. Here is an URL for one example: http://www.artnet.com/GalHome/FineArtDetail.asp?FromLoc=GalHome&LotID=42068& John Collier