Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] MOMA sells off the Gilman Paper Company Collectin
From: bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)
Date: Wed Feb 15 12:34:40 2006
References: <6.2.1.2.2.20060215140817.00c67e90@pop.med.cornell.edu>
 
Well Ted ............. you'd better start/rekindle your printing  
activities ............. and not just display them on the LUG.

B.

On 15-feb-2006, at 20:32, Chris Saganich wrote:

> I happen to work in the building next to Southeby's in NYC.  A  
> benefit is I can drop in on auctions.  This morning and afternoon I  
> was witness to a couple extraordinary sales.  The first was  
> Steichen's "The Pond- Moonlight", sold for 2.928 million. Walker  
> Evans' "Floyd Burroughs", 307 thousand, Franks' "US 285 New  
> Mexico", 156 thousand.  The bidding was fierce.
>
> Most of the photographs sold were from the Gilman Paper Company  
> Collection which was recently acquired by the New York Museum of  
> Modern Art.  They apparently are breaking up the collection which  
> is just sad.
>
> Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist
> Weill Medical College of Cornell University
> New York Presbyterian Hospital
>
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> Fax. 212.746.4800
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Replies: Reply from tim at kairosphoto.com (Tim Atherton) ([Leica] MOMA sells off the Gilman Paper Company Collectin)
 In reply to: Message from chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich) ([Leica] MOMA sells off the Gilman Paper Company Collectin)