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Subject: [Leica] 1964 World's fair pics
From: r.s.taylor_post at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 22:02:05 -0400
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Well, yes, and an interesting one, but a canvas like "Broadway Boogie  
Woogie" and its relatives are nothing if not interesting rectilinear  
designs.

Regards,

Dick
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On May 4, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> Mondrian was a painter, not a designer.
> Cheers
> jayanand
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Richard S. Taylor
> <r.s.taylor_post at comcast.net> wrote:
>> That light was very much of the 60's.  Remember the designs of Piet
>> Mondrian?
>>
>> http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=piet+mondrian&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=E5j_SZO-PIG0NJaTrOIH&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/dfndno
>>
>> I'm gal to hear cool is cool again.  I never stopped saying it and  
>> it's nice
>> to know I'm back in style.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dick
>> r.s.taylor_post at comcast.net
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 4, 2009, at 7:01 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor_post at comcast.net> wrote
>>>>
>>>> Here's an album with a sampling of six - all handheld as I  
>>>> recall.  I
>>>>  can probably be induced to post a few more if there's interest.
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/1964+WORLDS+FAIR/
>>>
>>> Great memories evoked here. I remember seeing pictures like these in
>>> magazines which is the way I travelled away from Ireland at 13  
>>> years of age.
>>> I also noticed that light - must've been where Erno Rubik got his
>>> inspiration.
>>>
>>> On the pics, I called my 17 year old in to look at them, and he said
>>> "Cool". They say "Cool" again these days apparently....
>>>
>>> Douglas
>>> _________
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>>> Bray, Co. Wicklow
>>> Republic of Ireland
>>>
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