Dan Koons (dkoons@pld.com)
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:13:59 -0500
I for one would really like to have one of Van Gogh's brushes :) dan
At 10:38 AM 7/22/99 -0700, you wrote:
>As far as keeping ones negatives? I think that is something each individual
>deals with on a personal level. What is wrong with destroying negatives? It
>is not the print I made from it? Does anyone have Van Gogh paints ?
>brushes? What brand paint did he use? Oh he made his own,,,from what
>pigments?Does anyone even know of what ones he used or the time of day that
>he made this image? It amazes me that in Photographic Images it seems
>everyone wants to know the time, materials, and everything that materially
>went into the image. What film did you use, developer, tray or tank, or
>maybe rotary processor? What paper is that, developer and so on and on and
>on. The point is who needs or cares what material things were used to create
>an image. The only thing that counts is what is felt inside of you when you
>create it and when it is viewed by others.
>
>Just a personal view :)
>
>Kurt
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Kiss <bobkiss@caribsurf.com>
>To: ALT PHO PROC. <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
>Date: Thursday, July 22, 1999 10:26 AM
>Subject: RE: RE: RE:
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>>DEAR RICHARD,
>> Yes, I know that New York requires galleries to give a disclosure
>>statement (or did in1993 when I moved out) with each print sale.
>>PLEASE NEVER DESTROY NEGATIVES: They are historical documents and many will
>>be of social and cultural significance that we cannot imagine. It won't
>hurt
>>having around those which are not significant as a price to pay to preserve
>>those that are but only posterity can judge...not us... so keep them safe.
>> There is a standard procedure for all of this. The negative(s) are
>>retired to a vault for 100 years, I believe as a lawyers escrow arrangement
>>(Not certain of this part) when the edition is finished.
>>I feel certain that, except for those on Mount Olympus, none of us will be
>>around to make any more prints OF OUR OWN NEGATIVES! These are the vintage
>>prints. If a museum or anyone else makes many new prints, they only serve
>>to INCREASE THE FAME AND VALUE OF THE ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, LIMITED EDITION
>>PRINTS made, signed, and numbered, by the hand of the original
>>photographer! They do not dilute the value of the originals...they ENHANCE
>>it. This has been proven repeatedly. And the negatives are still there for
>>historical, educational, and cultural research.
>>
>> CHEERS!
>> BOB KISS
>>
>>
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Dan Koons
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