Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come on, Jerry, don't tell me you actually fell for that old "Gordon Parks is Black" joke! Seriously, whatever kind of bastard Gene Smith was...and he was most certainly a son-of-a-bitch...and whatever the source of his demons, I never heard that he was a racist. Buzz - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:02 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] now Eugene Smith Buzz Remember that Gene Smith had physical and mental problems that caused him intense pain of both kinds. I hope that no one gets the impression that Smith acted that way because Gordon Parks was black! Jerry Buzz Hausner wrote: > When I was young and just learning photography, my presence was > "tolerated" in the photographers' lounge in the Time-Life Building in > New York; I guess because I was a kid interested in photography which > was uncommon then. The only person I ever remember actually being > unpleasant towards me was Gene Smith. However, I did once witness an > epic argument between Gordon Parks...a wonderful man...and Gene Smith > from which Smith slunk away in ignominy. I no longer recall what that > argument was about, but it was certainly about something more important > than Nikon versus Leica. > > Buzz Hausner - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html