Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >