Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 21-03-01 23:35:48 GMT Standard Time, douglas@dysmedia.com writes: << For a while -- this may be a myth -- he was said to sleep under a desk at the Magnum office on the rare occasion that he wasn't on the road, as he didn't bother to keep a place of his own. >> I believe this was the case when Josef first left (?fled) from Czechoslovakia as he had very little money and very little French so it was a compromise situation for him. What a very pleasant man and one of the worlds great photographers. Gerry Gerry Walden (UK) Tel: (0)23 8046 3076 Fax: (0)23 8034 8542