Re: cheese and the moon. Re: Definition- landscape arguement continued

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From: Robert Newcomb (Robert.Newcomb@gactr.uga.edu)
Date: 01/02/03-08:34:17 AM Z


Two things:
1) If I remember correctly Ms. Gowen was wearing a thin long nightshirt kind
of thing in that photograph.
2) As far as Emmett Gowen being honest, do you really think that all those
8x10 pictures were candids made of "found moments", is it dishonest to
express something in a posed photo.
Robert N.

Judy Seigel wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Shannon Stoney wrote:
> >
> > FYI, there is a picture of Mrs. Emmett Gowen peeing on the ground in the
> > MFAH. And she doesn't squat to pee.
>
> Actually, my recollection of that photograph is that it was in the barn,
> not on the ground -- and it was pretty clear that she was *posing*...I
> mean who stands in the middle of the barn (I believe even with the door
> open) naked & pees -- not even a *man* ! As for not squatting, if she'd
> had clothes on she'd get pee on them if she didn't lift her whatever and
> squat.
>
> And for the above reasons I disliked it -- sure, a giggle, but I thought
> Gowin's thing was supposed to be *honest.* (Not that I ever liked Gowin as
> much as I was supposed to -- another story of course.) Anyway, in NYC it's
> a lot easier to get pictures of men peeing than women. I have a series
> from the street, 'Pissing contest."
>
> J.


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