Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Photojournalism etc.
From: Gwpics@aol.com
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 02:04:16 EST

In a message dated 21-03-01 23:35:48 GMT Standard Time, douglas@dysmedia.com 
writes:

<< For a while -- this may be a myth -- he was said to
 sleep under a desk at the Magnum office on the rare occasion that he wasn't
 on the road, as he didn't bother to keep a place of his own. >>

I believe this was the case when Josef first left (?fled) from Czechoslovakia 
as he had very little money and very little French so it was a compromise 
situation for him. What a very pleasant man and one of the worlds great 
photographers.

Gerry

Gerry Walden (UK)
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