(fwd) Re: American Experience: Ansel Adams

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From: John (john@darkroompro.net)
Date: 04/22/02-11:22:25 AM Z


On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:32:01 -0000, <jeffbuck@swcp.com> wrote:

There was a lot regarding his status as a patriotic icon, too. Anyhow, that
and the Conservationist icon -- the two things aren't separate -- is how the
World sees AA. I'm not saying this view is wrong, by the way, but that's what
it is, and you'll certainly never see a different orientation expressed on a
mass medium like PBS. I mean, they're not going to do 90 minutes on the "AA
and the Zone System" or "AA and Fine Printing". Why should they? The PBS
audience, by and large, doesn't care about that. Why should they? -jeff
buckels

John <john@darkroompro.net> said:

> For those who watched this "contribution" last night, I'm
> just wondering if you found it as lacking as I did ?
>
> To be honest I'm writing a letter to PBS essentially
> letting them know that they did Adams a great injustice in airing
> what is essentially a an advertisement for the Sierra Club.
>
> Regards
>
> John S. Douglas, Photographer
> http://www.darkroompro.net
>
>

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