Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe you're correct regarding the cost. The majority of the iconic images from the 30s were shot by now-iconic photographers working for New Deal government programs. Because they were working for the government, the work they produced belongs to the government - us. And we can buy prints from ourselves ;-) at low cost.... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dan Cardish Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 10:19 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Migrant Mother sighted--and P.O.'d I am of the understanding that members of the public can request original prints made from the negatives, at basically cost. Dan C. At 12:19 PM 28-02-00 -0700, Tim Atherton wrote: >Of course, I wonder how much Dorothea Lange directly made from it? It was >shot for the FSA (or something similar?) and was owned by them, and was >probably, public domain as Govt. work. Hence all the FSA images in the >Library of Congress. > >Anyone know any more about this? >