From: Phillip Murphy (pmurf@bellsouth.net)
Date: 01/16/02-04:44:20 AM Z
The daguerreotype that appears as the last image in Doubletake magazine's special
edition of the events of 9/11 is a full plate that was one of three that Jerry made
that morning from his rooftop. His exposures were approximately three seconds for
each plate; going back to his studio between exposures to prepare each plate as the
events unfolded. Typically, Jerry's exposures are around sixteen seconds, however, he
used a faster lens in this case to capture the smoke from the towers which would have
been invisible to the Dag if longer exposures had been used. The complete interview
can be heard on the npr.com web site. Search using keyword: Daguerreotype.
Judy Seigel wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 quryhous@midcoast.com wrote:
> >
> > Sorry to mislead you about Jerry's show at Houk - the images are not of
> > his "Vanishing City Series" (the NYC cityscapes, including the first WTC tower
> > collapsing...) - but are of another group entirely - this exhibition is of body
> > parts (hands, backs of heads etc) and is a stunning group of work (all full
> > plates...). It's at Houk until the 26th, if memory serves...
>
> Actually Jon, I think I misled me. I'd spoken to Lyle more or less
> mid-October, he'd remarked on Jerry's dag of the attack & I just assumed
> this was that. It did make a splendid story -- it seems Jerry had view of
> WTC from his 23rd (or so) Street studio. Took an 8-hour exposure of the
> burning... all you saw from that distance was smoke. But we might say the
> only original dag of that event.
>
> Anyway, I'm glad to have the point clarified... you know how tough it is
> for me to get uptown...
>
> thanks,
>
> Judy
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