Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] Eggleston
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 13:38:29 -0700
References: <CAOfQYBu6msDMFJ1XUxUQNzAC5G_tmCB-nLoyKewZS7Sh6fnFow@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78cXTress3+3WAaD+kEGGbQAuZHWjCwbwF+ed5BWvsJ3VQ@mail.gmail.com> <73B39765-6152-4A93-ABEE-8DF919634009@ameritech.net> <CAF8hL-E9Lt7jKR5m6njN=TcdvFg7rPpFG9TpPWL5AF0nyKL8bA@mail.gmail.com> <CA+yJO1Dys_915XGqntDVJjyP-QvSdMX9fywoyzqNPuKCAc0tzg@mail.gmail.com>

Exactly my point :-)

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> I think all inkjet inks cost more than liquid gold!!
>
> (Replacing all of the ink in a 1400 now)
>
> Tina
>
> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Inkjet. It says so in another article somewhere else, I think.
> >
> > Must obviously using the finest ink that cost more to produce than liquid
> > gold.
> >
> > Oh wait, that just means any inkjet ink with the manufacturers' markup!
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Dante Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Inkjets or Frontier/Lamba.
> > >
> > > Dante
> > >
> > > On Apr 8, 2012, at 11:16, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Any idea what "utilized a new color printing process allowing for
> > > > high-quality reproductions" refers to?
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> Thanks for posting that, Jay.  I've been following that story for a
> > bit
> > > >> since learning about the auction from friends in Memphis who
> knew/know
> > > >> Eggleston and follow his career.  I knew him also and used his
> > darkroom
> > > for
> > > >> a while back in the 60s.  I had the same misgivings about the
> "limited
> > > >> editions" concept, but this thread has made me rethink it a bit.  I
> > > don't
> > > >> think limited means never make another print of any kind, but rather
> > > that
> > > >> this print run was limited to a certain number.  Anyway it's mostly
> in
> > > the
> > > >> realm of art commerce, which is not my line of work.  Here's a link
> to
> > > an
> > > >> article from the Memphis newspaper that has more details, including
> > some
> > > >> shocking prices for individual prints ($500k+).
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/mar/13/eggleston-works-fetch-59m/
> > > >>
> > > >> And here's a link to a photo of me (standing) and Eggleston (at the
> > > piano)
> > > >> in his home in 1968.
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> https://picasaweb.google.com/117151061481593494544/RecentUploads#5182522366510390402
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Phil Swango
> > > >> 307 Aliso Dr SE
> > > >> Albuquerque, NM 87108
> > > >> 505-262-4085
> > > >>
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> > > > --
> > > > -Lew S.
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> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >
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>
> --
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


In reply to: Message from pswango at att.net (Phil Swango) ([Leica] Eggleston)
Message from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] Eggleston)
Message from dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella) ([Leica] Eggleston)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Eggleston)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Eggleston)