Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina: Very well put and not the least sour, as in grapes. Walt Tina Manley wrote: > At 06:43 PM 4/20/2006, you wrote: > >> When I was working full time as a journalist-documentarian and >> submitted my work to the Milwaukee Art Museum they said, "The work is >> very fine. But it is not art fit for the home." Even though I'd justt >> received a NEA grant to mount a show, "Light on Poverty in >> Appalachia" in Tennessee. I was young and felt devastated. Go figure. >> George Lottermoser > > > Exactly, George! Who wants photos of starving people on their dining > room walls? We should all be doing abstract patterns of colors that > match the sofa!! It's just very frustrating that photojournalism and > documentary photography, which actually have the potential of making a > difference in the world, get no support from the major photography > galleries and magazines. Instead, we have all of the attention > focused on these abstract "art" prints of self-absorption!!! Sorry, > lots of sour grapes here tonight. :-( > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >