Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What do they have on the week of May 7th? I will be in the area... On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > Our local university art museum (U of New Mexico) has a wonderful photo > collection due to the fact that three former faculty members > were affiliated with the George Eastman House (one was photo historian > Beaumont Newhall). Recently they've been having noontime talks about some > of the photos in the collection, styled as "conversations" with a leader > who has some credentials in the field, each week with a different leader. > Yesterday's talk was led by an architectural historian who featured photos > with an architectural theme (broadly interpreted). The idea is to have the > audience interact as much as possible so as to introduce various points of > view into the discussion. Someone might mention a connection to poetry, > another to theater, etc. It was amazing how much the photos were enriched > by hearing how others saw them and what they brought to the table. The > photos included works by Ansel Adams, Henry Fox Talbot, Walker Evans, > Helen Levitt, Josef Koudelka, Harry Callahan, and others of that stature. > Next week focuses on Diane Arbus and the next on Wm. Eggleston. > Unfortunately, I missed some of the earlier sessions because I didn't know > about them. I feel very lucky to have this kind of resource available and > convenient to where I live. Can't wait till next week. > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>