Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert Frank....For whatever it's worth, I'd suggest that Robert Frank is in some ways a tragic figure in terms of photography in that he was someone with an incredible vision, and pretty amazing visual skills, who, in a sense, abandoned that vision and those skills to move in other directions. I know there are those who will disagree with me - :-) - but I think that if he is judge by what he's done in those "other directions," he'd be considered a very minor figure. It is only because of The Americans that anyone pays any attention to Frank. B. D. Throwing the old grenade and ducking.;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dave Fisher Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 10:29 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Robert Frank in Ottawa Forgive me if I'm re-hashing old news, but I thought some LUGgers might be interested in the Robert Frank exhibit -- "HOLD STILL - keep going" -- at the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography in Ottawa, 22 June to 12 September 2002. Organized by the Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, in cooperation with the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain. The exhibition brings together his photographs, books and films from the 1950s to the 1990s. More info: call 613-990-8257, or go to: www.cmcp.gallery.ca - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html