[Leica] New York Times anonymous fine art photography Now Mark's screw up

[rbrowne1 at mindspring.com (Robert Browne)]

Mark Rabiner quoted in part:

"In the mid-1970s, art photography became a chic form of investment. The
prices for Weston's prints soared from a couple hundred dollars to over 
a
thousand. He came into money for the first time in his life.

In the 1970s, Art Wright bought one of Weston's prints of his famous 
"Ear
and Hand" photo for $75. The photo hangs in Wright's house and on the
canceled check to Weston is taped to the back of the frame. Today that 
same
print sells for $30,000."

In the early 70's I remember visiting a photographer friend who I knew 
from photo school. The only thing hanging on the wall of his studio was 
a framed 8x10 original print of one of Edward Weston's nudes from his 
dunes series. He told me he paid $200 for it .

Last night I did a web search for him since as it has been thirty years 
since we were in contact. I found an obituary dated April 2001. The 
image I'll always remember of my friend Peter is in a photo I took of 
him driving his Volvo 220 on a photo road trip in western New York. 
It's odd, the things that spark a connection with the past.

Robert Browne