Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New photos/Arbus
From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 23:51:03 +0000
References: <7F9BC576-DD87-11D7-B803-000393AC0E1A@johnbrownlow.com> <3F551695.4A731701@pacbell.net> <014701c371a9$f4fcdd50$0300a8c0@c439786a>

Diane Arbus finds ugly people and makes them look uglier, a true blue 
sensationalist-opportunist.  The photos certainly are compelling 
but.....    not very compassionate or subtle, as if we didn't already 
know that people can be caricatures of themselves...

Steve

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 18:28:46 -0500, Phil Leeson wrote:
> Oh, you've seen them...
> 
> http://www.temple.edu/photo/photographers/arbus/arbus.htm
> 
> Probably tried to forget.
> Phil
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