Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New photos/Arbus
From: Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 23:58:55 -0700

Considering she committed suicide, I'm inclined to agree. I suspect she 
convinced herself she wasn't exploiting her subjects, regardless if 
whether she did or not.

On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 11:37  AM, Afterswift@aol.com wrote:

> Arbus was troubled herself. She obviously identified with these folks. 
> Maybe
> she was showing that their humanity has nothing to do with their 
> appearance.
> If anything, her work made that point, whether she intended that or 
> not.
>

Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA
http://www.jphotog.com

Never miss a good chance to shut up.  - Will Rogers.

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