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

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Subject: [Leica] Eggleston
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 12:32:20 -0700
References: <CAOfQYBu6msDMFJ1XUxUQNzAC5G_tmCB-nLoyKewZS7Sh6fnFow@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78cXTress3+3WAaD+kEGGbQAuZHWjCwbwF+ed5BWvsJ3VQ@mail.gmail.com> <73B39765-6152-4A93-ABEE-8DF919634009@ameritech.net>

Inkjet. It says so in another article somewhere else, I think.

Must obviously using the finest ink that cost more to produce than liquid
gold.

Oh wait, that just means any inkjet ink with the manufacturers' markup!

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Dante Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net> 
wrote:

> 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
> >> 307 Aliso Dr SE
> >> Albuquerque, NM 87108
> >> 505-262-4085
> >>
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> >
> >
> > --
> > -Lew S.
> >
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


Replies: Reply from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Eggleston)
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