[alt-photo] Re: Paractitioners from WWII thru the 1970's

[Keith Gerling]

Todd Walker made gum bichromate prints in the 60s (I think)

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Jeremy Moore <jeremydmoore at gmail.com>wrote:

> Joe,
>
> >From reading what? I, like Paul, have heard both stories and would like to
> see citations as opposed to more second-hand information.
>
> -Jeremy-
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 2:09 PM, <JoeSarff at aol.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > >From reading I have one, Penn would come into the studio, and look at
> the
> > ground glass, make adjustments and leave.  The 'technicians' actually
> lit,
> > composed and tripped the shutter.  From that I would say David Vestal  is
> > correct.
> >
> > George Tice also printed platinum in the 70's
> >
> > Joe Sarff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 3/11/2010 9:41:29 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> > viapiano at pacbell.net writes:
> >
> > AFAIK,  Irving Penn did the alt work in his studios, but of course, may
> > have
> > been  helped by assistants.
> >
> > Where do you have info that can be verified that  he did not print his
> alt
> > or
> > other work?
> >
> > You know, a while ago there  was an article in one of the photo mags in
> > which
> > David Vestal reamed  Irving Penn re: his work and implied that they guy
> > knew
> > nothing about  photography. It was deplorable, and just proved to me that
> > Vestal had an  axe to grind, but both men's work speaks for  itself.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richsul  Sullivan" <richsul at earthlink.net>
> > To: "'The alternative photographic  processes mailing list'"
> > <alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
> > Sent: Thursday,  March 11, 2010 8:32 AM
> > Subject: [alt-photo] Paractitioners from WWII thru  the 1970's
> >
> >
> > >I can use some help. I am preparing a lecture on the  history of alt
> > process
> > > since WWII.
> > >
> > > I would like to  know who was doing handmade and historical process
> > > photography after  WWII up to 1980. I am particularly interested in
> folks
> > > working in the  1970's in what I call the early renaissance period of
> alt
> > > photography.  Links to their work is helpful as well as any information
> > as
> > >  to
> > > who was actually doing the printing, say in the case of Irving  Penn,
> who
> > I
> > > believed did not print most of his own work. Hopefully the  folks would
> > > have
> > > had some exhibitions of their  works.
> > >
> > > As an example, Steve Szabo made a mark in the 70's  doing platinum
> prints
> > > and
> > > Laura Gilpin continued making  platinum prints post WWII until her
> death.
> > > Karl Struss had work  printed by Herb Quick and I believe they were
> made
> > in
> > > the  1970's.
> > >
> > > I am not interested in silver gelatin even though some  now consider it
> > to
> > > be
> > > alternative.
> > >
> > >  Thanks!
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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