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

[richsul at earthlink.net]

Thanks Sam.

I knew Phil fairly well. You refreshed my memory on his printing Struss. Herb Quick printed the later ones. These were all done through Stephen White's Gallery as was my association with Struss. I helped print some POP's for Karl -- or at least tried to -- he was livid about the quality. This was Eastman's Studio Proof paper and not real POP (which wasn't made anymore) and he didn't like them at all, "It's proof paper!!! &*&(*&(*&" He told me the secret to his long life was by never drinking anything hot or cold. At least that is what he claimed, but I suspected it was a put on at first but later noticed that he let hot drinks sit. He was still driving when he was 94 or 95. He was born in '86 and lived to be 95 and he and his wife died within weeks of each other. He died first.

He was a cinematographer and shot the original Frankenstein. He invented the Struss Pictorial Cinema lens that was used in countless movies in female closeups. Bergman was shot with it in Casablanca he claimed.

Enough.

--Dick


-----Original Message-----
>From: sam wang <samwang864 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 13, 2010 5:57 PM
>To: richsul at earthlink.net, The alternative photographic processes mailing list <alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
>Subject: Re: [alt-photo] Paractitioners from WWII thru the 1970's
>
>Richard,
>
>Phil Davis printed platinum for Karl Struss. At least he did with one  
>portfolio. I saw some of the prints in Phil's studio in 1982.
>
>There were a whole bunch of people doing alt processes in the early  
>70's: one of the SPE conferences at Asiloma had that as the theme, and  
>William Crawford talked about his book Keepers of Light. Todd Walker  
>did all sorts of processes. So did Charles Swedlund.
>
>Sam Wang
>
>
>On Mar 11, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Richsul Sullivan wrote:
>
>> 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!
>>
>> --Dick Sullivan
>>
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