From: John Roseborough (jroseborough@dslextreme.com)
Date: 09/08/02-10:05:01 AM Z
In a classroom or a workshop situation I wouldn't consider Minor to be
insufferable (unless one closed minded). True his writings are sometimes
challenging - mostly illuminating. "Mirrors Messages Manifestations" is an
example of illumination.
"When the image mirrors the man
And the man mirrors the subject
Something might take over" - Minor White
John Roseborough
www.jroseborough.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: "CALENDAR ARTIST"
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>
> On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 jeffbuck@swcp.com wrote:
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> > ...I find the personality that emerges from [Minor White's] writing
> absolutely
> > insufferable. -jb
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> Oh yeah, and that's probably what set off the young AD Coleman. I never
> read enough of it to really suffer, because I couldn't get through it. But
> this raises the question of relation between artist or photographer's
> words and his/her work. There are others -- for instance Robert Adams. I
> found his book fairly readable & intelligent -- it's his photographs I
> found insufferable. They could put the Sominex people out of business.
>
> I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of now...
>
> J.
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