Re: Who put the Glaze on Weston's Pepper?

Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Tue, 19 Mar 1996 22:35:44 -0500 (EST)

The glaze daze: Looking through boxes of old photos, as one does at
flea markets and photo fairs, it's very common to find them with shadows
plated out or silvered out or whatever you call it. I had assumed
this (from whatever cause) was a form of protective tarnish, ie., that the
condition was arrested.

I find the effect incredibly beautiful and would never ever remove it (and
frankly can only imagine it would improve an Edward Weston pepper, tho I
realize that comment could cause conniptions from here to Point Lobos &
cast me into outer purgatory). In any event,in those I've framed & others
that I have merely collected & left in drawer I haven't noticed further
deterioration (in 15 years or so) which I realize doesn't mean it isn't
happening and/or won't happen.

Are they doomed? Will they disappear? Will my own halochrome-style
silvered photographs disappear? (Hope I do before they do.)

Judy