Re: [Leica] New photos

[tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net>]

Hi Jerry,

      Check the library for D. Arbus's books.  I read her daughter's
biography some time back.  She was a rich kid who didn't want
to run with the family business, which I think was department store(s)?

     Photos like Jewish giant at home, lots of 'little' people, not sure
if 'midget' is still pc, boy in Central Park with toy handgarnade,
transvettites at home.  She liked to met people and go to their
homes for the photos.

      I don't find her photos offensive.  I find Jerry Springer offensive.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

Jerry Lehrer wrote:

> Johnny
>
> I may be out of the loop, but I don't remember seeing any of
> her photos.  What did she shoot?  When? Where?  Or maybe
> I have seen her photos without associating her name with them.
>
> Jerry
>
> Johnny Deadman wrote:
>
> > Well I'm glad we've dispensed with Diane Arbus that easily. I am sure
> > she would speak very highly of your photography as well.
> >
> > On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 04:32 PM, bdcolen wrote:
> >
> > > Amen!
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ken
> > > Firestone
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 4:26 PM
> > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] New photos
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Ted Grant wrote:
> > >
> > >    bdcolen offered:
> > >> I may come across at times as a mean, demented s.o.b, but no way
> > > would I
> > >> EVER do to people what she did to her victims, uh, subjects.:-)
> > >>
> > >> B. D.
> > >> Not A Diane Arbus Fan<<<<
> > >
> > >    Hi B.D.,
> > >    Well you can chalk me up big time as another non-admirer of her
> > > degrading
> > >    pictures of unfortunate human beings. Regardless what some people
> > > think are
> > >    works of art!:-(
> > >
> > >    I've seen her as an opportunist taking advantage of human beings who
> > > were
> > >    already being exploited by others and all she did was add to the
> > >    exploitation.
> > >
> > >    Besides all she did was use the medium of photography to capture the
> > > image
> > >    of these unfortunate souls and it didn't take any great photographic
> > > eye or
> > >    skill to shoot what she did. Like stand there ... SNAP... next! Not
> > > much
> > >    talent required to do that.
> > >
> > > I had a freind once who during a discussion of Ms. Arbus expressed the
> > > opinion that she was crying with her subjects. She was pretty messed
> > > up herself.
> > >
> > >
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