Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/17

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] Martin Parr
From: "Kam" <kamm@netvigator.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 11:36:57 +0800
References: <c8.d0be841.274719e3@aol.com>

Parr has been controversial within Magnum.  It was said that HCB, who did
not attend the annual meeting in which Parr was admitted, got really upset
when he learnt that Parr had been admitted to Magnum (for details of the
story, see Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of History).

Regards,
Kam


- ----- Original Message -----
From: <ARTHURWG@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Martin Parr


> As I remember, Parr was made a member of Magnum when they decided they
needed
> to join the real world. But many members,  most importantly
Jones-Griffith,
> thought his work WAY out of place at  the agency known for concerned
> photography. J-G made a big stink, wrote a letter, etc. But you have to
admit
> that Parr has made an enormous contribution-- to advertising!  Arthur
>

Replies: Reply from Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> (Re: [Leica] Martin Parr)
In reply to: Message from ARTHURWG@aol.com (Re: [Leica] Martin Parr)