Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] John Szarkowski
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:44:05 -0400

Most art historians are not artists. Szarkowski was. I had a professor in
art school who is a painter who makes more selling her paintings than she
does as a full professor at Indiana University, and she has a PhD in art
history in addition to her BFA, MFA, and an MA in history.


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On 6/2/11 3:18 AM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> One thing about Szarkowski was in the end of his long life most people 
> found
> out he could walk the walk as well talk the talk and he came out with photo
> books of his own photos and they were quite good.
> 
> My indispensable book I have by him which I've read over and over my whose
> life is
> Looking at Photographs (1974, 1999)
> I assume 1999 was the upgraded version.
> 
> A real good bathroom book.
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 2,000 zero zero party over, oops! Out of time! (No, no)
> So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!
> 
> 
> 
>> From: Phil Swango <pswango at att.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 20:32:03 -0600
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: [Leica] John Szarkowski
>> 
>> While we were having the Eggleston discussion here, I got a tweet from
>> americansuburbx with a link to an article from Artforum about Szarkowski. 
>>  I
>> though it was really worth a read so here's the link:
>> 
http://www.americansuburbx.com/2009/05/theory-master-of-medium-maria-morris.h>>
t
>> ml
>> 
>> Americansururbx is a great art photography blog if you don't already know
>> about it.
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Phil Swango
>> 307 Aliso Dr SE
>> Albuquerque, NM 87108
>> 505-262-4085
>> 
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