Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy, I agree with you there. My judgment was based on the slide show. Assuming that any preview highlights the best work, I doubt that I would go out of my way to see her exhibition. YMMV... I still feel that all this is hype generated by the present owners of the copyright to her pictures. Cheers Jayanand On 9/24/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Jayanand, I was trying to make the point that judgement of her work based > on the 8 small pics by her (and 3 of her) linked to the > article might be difficult. Unless you have seen the exhibition or her > work otherwise? From the glimpses shown I certainly note some > of the style from that period also shown by Capa. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] New York Times article on Gerda Taro > > Hoppy, > Do not mix up circumstance and tragedy with quality. Sure I feel sorry for > her, but this is not Larry burrows or David Douglas Duncan. Whoever holds > the copyright is trying to make you think so... > Cheers > Jayanand > > On 9/24/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > > > That's a pretty tough judgement, Jayanand, on a photographer working in > > war zones and ultimately killed. We only have a tiny > > selection too, shown as web pics, from the article. I'd certainly be > > viewing an exhibition, if I had the opportunity. It would also > > be very interesting to know which of her photographs were published > under > > Capa's by-line. > > > > Cheers > > Hoppy > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Subject: Re: [Leica] New York Times article on Gerda Taro > > > > Personally, I think it is very average, and certainly not iconic, being > > hailed because of an early death and association with Capa... > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On 9/23/07, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: > > > > > > That first one in her slideshow is sheer art. > > > Thanks for the link, > > > Philippe > > > > > > > > > > > > Op 22-sep-07, om 22:17 heeft ISILVERMN@aol.com het volgende > geschreven: > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/arts/design/22taro.html? > > > > r=1&th=&adxnnl=1&or > > > > ef=slogin&emc=th&adxnnlx=1190491659-qAQhzlmYq1rOd6dA18vbsg > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >