Re: At last the obit Re: Sad News


Richard Lahrson (tripspud@hooked.net)
Tue, 02 Feb 1999 11:17:22 -0800


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> This is the story I heard from a friend of Terry Pitts (who manages
> Sommer's collection in Tucson at the Center). The mentioned photo so
> offended Steichen that he blackballed Sommer and many followed the
> suggestion of Steichen to keep Sommer's work from exhibiting at the many
> institutions where they had clout.
>
> Many know the story of how Ansel "Friend of Photography?" Adams pretty much
> squashed Mortenson's work from exihibtion.
>
> This isn't to say Steichen and Adams didn't do other great things for
> photography -- I'm not trying to start a foolish little war of "yeah, buts"
> -- but that they, like us on the list, are humans and humans can be damned
> fine at times and also damned petty.

Greetings!

     Once someone becomes an established and recognized artist in any medium,
painting, any style of music, etc., he may see himself as "judge of other
artists" and pass sentences of artistic imprisionment upon them.

                                        Rich Lahrson
                                        tripspud@hooked.net



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