Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/10

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Subject: RE: [Leica] W. Eugene Smith
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 01:16:09 -0500

At 11:16 AM 9/10/98 -0600, you wrote:
>   I grew up in Pittsburgh at the time Smith took the pictures. I am very
>moved by quite a few of Smith's pictures (and not just those of
>Pittsburgh!).  I've also never seen an original print of Smith's.  I
>understand there is an archive of his work, in Arizona I think.  I hope to
>go there some day.  Has any LUGger been there that could tell us about it?

It's the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson at the University. They
have Gene Smith's archive, and Edward Weston's and many other greats of
photography. They have a web page. Should be easy to find.
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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

I think not, said Descartes, and disappeared.