Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had read the New Yorker review earlier and and discussed it with an artist friend. I like Schjeldahl and read him regularly but I was a little put off by the dismissive tone of the criticism here. I also love Robert Frank but I don't think his is the only attitude that counts. HCB was a formal analyst and organizer, like Poussin and Cezanne before him, and this gave him that sense of Apollonian detachment that Schjeldahl finds off-putting. I like it, myself, so to each his own. I also wish Schjeldahl had given more attention to HCB's early years as a surrealist -- probably his best work, and the work that brought him first recognition when Julien Levy showed his works alongside artists like Dali and Ernst. BTW, I liked Vince's characterization of Frank as a "beat poet with a camera." Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085