[Leica] Ted Grant - Article in today's Times-Colonist.

[Philippe]

Thanks David

The photo used in this article moves me A LOT !

Behind Ted in the background stands a photo in a green frame. And it has a wonderful (to me) story behind it.

I had posted a photo of a bunch of flowers on our dining-room table and entitled it ''La Table d’Alice''.

Ted immediately wrote to me and asked me a favor. Irene had just passed. And he begged me to send him a copy of that bunch which I would be kind enough to entitle ''La Table d’Irene'' as she always loved to have flowers on their table.

Not only did I immediately modify the caption, but I had it printed and framed and then expressedly went to Barcelona where I knew he’d be along with the crew. 

I will ALWAYS remember him crying when I offered him the framed picture. We were in the lift, down from the (nowhere to be found) appartment he had rented, minutes before I left him, forever, to fly back home. 
HE will never leave me, nor Alice, so long as we live.

Here’s the framed pix in the leica boutique where I had it done in Metz - you will immediately see who chose the colour of the frame …

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/La+Table+d_Irene.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/La+Table+d_Irene.jpg.html>
(sorry for the poor Iphone quality I know)

Thanks again

Amities

Philippe



> Le 21 avr. 2020 à 21:22, David Young <dsy at loganlake.net> a écrit :
> 
> Jack Knox has written an excellent article on Ted, in today's Times-Colonist ... Ted's home-town newspaper.
> 
> Those who are interested, will find it here:
> 
> https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/jack-knox-ted-grant-s-70-year-love-affair-with-the-camera-1.24121291
> 
> David.
> 
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