RE: Phil Davis
Oh goodness! A generation is passing away. I have learned a lot from his book "Beyond the Zone System." He was still teaching at University of Michigan when I studied engineering there. Unfortunately I wasn't into photography at that time (I had a darkroom before that but sort of gave that hobby up while studying in the university), so I never met him. In fact, I didn't even know his name at that time. :( Dave S > -----Original Message----- > From: sam wang [mailto:stwang@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:35 PM > To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > Subject: Phil Davis > > I've just received word that Phil Davis passed away at his > home in Webster Township, Michigan yesterday, July 2. > > Retired from the University of Michigan as Professor of Art > in 1985, Phil was best known to the photography community for > his photography text books as well as his Beyond The Zone > System books and workshops. > Tremendously generous and intelligent, he has taught so many > of us not just how to practice photography but also how to live. > > As one of the early "alt" process users, Phil received two Horace H. > Rackham Foundation grants, in 1967 and in 1974 for > investigation of historical photographic processes. He was > known to have used a rusty nail to coat platinum to prove > false the old belief that metal ferrule would ruin platinum. > He did extensive research before printing a limited edition > of platinum prints from noted cinematographer Karl Struss' > original glass negatives. His work is represented in numerous > public and private collections, including those of the > Detroit Art Institute, Chicago Art Institute, International > Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, and the Museum > of Modern Art. > > He will be missed. > > Sam Wang > >
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