Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] Eggleston
From: dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 12:03:51 -0400
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Inkjets or Frontier/Lamba.

Dante

On Apr 8, 2012, at 11:16, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Any idea what "utilized a new color printing process allowing for
> high-quality reproductions" refers to?
> 
> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote:
>> Thanks for posting that, Jay.  I've been following that story for a bit
>> since learning about the auction from friends in Memphis who knew/know
>> Eggleston and follow his career.  I knew him also and used his darkroom 
>> for
>> a while back in the 60s.  I had the same misgivings about the "limited
>> editions" concept, but this thread has made me rethink it a bit.  I don't
>> think limited means never make another print of any kind, but rather that
>> this print run was limited to a certain number.  Anyway it's mostly in the
>> realm of art commerce, which is not my line of work.  Here's a link to an
>> article from the Memphis newspaper that has more details, including some
>> shocking prices for individual prints ($500k+).
>> http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/mar/13/eggleston-works-fetch-59m/
>> 
>> And here's a link to a photo of me (standing) and Eggleston (at the piano)
>> in his home in 1968.
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/117151061481593494544/RecentUploads#5182522366510390402
>> 
>> --
>> Phil Swango
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>> Albuquerque, NM 87108
>> 505-262-4085
>> 
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Replies: Reply from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Eggleston)
In reply to: Message from pswango at att.net (Phil Swango) ([Leica] Eggleston)
Message from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] Eggleston)