Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 6, 2006, at 12:07 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: > There must be an interesting story behind Noguchi. There is. The museum was originally his warehouse and workshop. At some point the decision was made to convert it to a museum. It is probably one of the better large sculpture museums I've seen. His work is powerful and really needs to be seen close-up. And, the tour guide was one of the best guides I've ever encountered. Her tour was excellent, interactive, and she was very knowledgeable about Buckminster Fuller. He and Noguchi had a long-standing friendship and working relationship. > I hope the lady on the subway had someone looking out for her > interests. I think the weather was too bad for anybody to care much one way or the other. Most of us were soaked by the time we got on the subway. Ken ----------------------------------- The Rev. Kenneth Frazier Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ ---------------------------------- Current Leica Photography (PESO): http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/kennybod/ Current Medium Format Photos: http://tinyurl.com/bjvfn Current Leica Photography (in move to new gallery) http://tinyurl.com/6sc2r