Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: price of art prints (was re: kyle's fine art)
From: Andrew Schroter <schroter@optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 04:40:17 -0800
References: <LNBBLBNFHNEHGFKFMALGGEENACAB.tim@KairosPhoto.com>

I assert that there is a lot more money spent on Art in this country than
anywhere else in the world.

> >  An
> > artist who can't make it from his or her art had better look to the
> > local Shop Rite to make money, and let art be a well loved hobby.
>
> N. America - actually that's wrong, Canada and the US - Mexico does this
> better than the both of them - are among some of  the worst of Western
> Nations for valuing and supporting their artists. The utilitarian view of
> art that prevails here is one of the major factors in this.
>
> Mexico, Spain, France, Holland, Italy, Ireland even the UK all do this far
> better than us.
>
> Unfortunately, a society which fails to value art lacks a soul - something
> which is all too obvious if you look around.
>
> tim a
>
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In reply to: Message from "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com> (RE: [Leica] Re: price of art prints (was re: kyle's fine art))