Re: Fine Art 1897 thru 1930

Same thing here in good ol' Indiana. The Hoosier Guild does not believe in
photography. Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Danforth" <jdanforth@sc.rr.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: Fine Art 1897 thru 1930

> Maybe it's because I'm in a backwards, jerkwater, Hooverville of a state
but
> I was recently told that I would not be allowed to join the Charleston, SC
> artist's guild (as a contributing artist) since "photography isn't
> considered art." Charleston: home of the Spoletto festival. I was
shocked.
> I was as shocked as I would be if I overheard somebody today telling an
> African American to move to the back of the bus. Even then I'd be shocked
> because I'd be on a city bus.
>
> So fine. I'll start my OWN guild... with blackjack.. and hookers. Ah
> forget the blackjack. Ya know what? Forget the whole thing.
>
> -Jon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Cremati" <johnjohnc@core.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 9:31 AM
> Subject: Fine Art 1897 thru 1930
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> > I had recently purchased a large collection of "International
> Studio
> > Magazines" ... The collection spans from 1897 thru 1930.... This
magazine
> > was one of , if not , the premier "Fine Arts " magazine of its day.. ..
> > Topics included Painting, Printmaking, Woodcut, Sculpture, Crafts,
> > Antiquities , Collecting, European and American... What is amazing to me
> is
> > how little ( although there is some) photography was included over these
> > years..
> > Can anyone shed some more light on the attitude of the Fine Art
> community
> > had toward photography during this time period?
> > John Cremati
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Mon May 24 08:25:19 2004