From: TERRY KING, 101522,2625
TO: altlistproc, INTERNET:listproc@cse.unsw.edu.au
DATE: 18/04/96 17:31
RE: Copy of: Re: Jose Ortiz E.
Henk and Sandy
Herbert Jones who lives in Catford in SouthEast London has numbers of Echargue'
Fresson' prints and books of fresson prints by Echargue which were given to him
by Echargue himself. He also has some of the finest Frederick Evans platinum
prints.
There is a photograph of the sieve cum riddle cum loom that he used to agitate
the sawdust in the making of the prints with Echargue at the controls looking
younger than a sixties date would imply. In fact Echargue used his own version
of the Artigue process.
When I curated an exhibition of alternative photography to mark the
sesqicentenary of the Daguerre/Fox Talbot announcements in 1989, I included a
number of Artige/Fresson prints which confirmed that he was not only an
outstanding pictorialist but an outstanding photographic artist whatever the
ism. In fact Echargues prints using this version of the pigment process are
among the best I have seen. I particularly remember a photograph featuring the
making of a dress of black lace that had a tactility and delicacy that is rarely
seen.
My friend is now in his late eighties. If anyone has any specific questions I
can pass on the address separately.
Terry King