Interestingly I saw the LFMC print of Kodak Ghost Poems as a student at Maidstone college of art in the early 1970s, it was in good condition then. I’ve not forgotten it (obviously).
Rob On 12 Jun 2015, at 16:19, Rise Hall-Noren <rise.hallno...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Gene, > > To clarify the record, Eastman Kodak did send Andrew a letter in late 1973 or > early 1974, which very politely requested that he change the title of Part I, > since Kodak was a protected trademark. I still remember when we received the > letter, which is in our files, and there was a small exchange of > correspondence in which Andrew promised to immediately make the change and > follow up to track down any prints. > > Of course, when a major US corporation sends a letter that they wish to > protect their registered trademark, at the time to a very poor artist, the > threat of a lawsuit was implied. > > Perhaps a year or so later, Kodak's Legal Dept. sent another letter that > concerned a bootleg print of Part I, now known to us as "Huge Pupils", that > travelled through Europe for 4-5 years that he and the London Coop had never > been able to track down. At the end of that period, the London Coop somehow > managed to get their hands on it, and Andrew requested that they destroy it, > as it was in terrible condition. No one ever wants their work exhibited that > way. > > Just for the record, Kodak showed nothing but courtesy and restraint, and > they did own the trademark, after all. > > Rise' Hall-Noren > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Gene Youngblood <ato...@comcast.net> wrote: > There’s no particular point to this except the memory of when Kodak > threatened to sue Andrew and he changed the name of his work to Adventures of > the Exquisite Corpse. Now there’s two corpses and two ghosts, each haunting a > different world I guess... > > >> On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:03 PM, Alex Lake <stagnantp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I viewed the three titles at the NYPL just last year and can attest that all >> the prints are in great shape. Now if there were only viewing copies of >> Kodak Ghost Poems/Huge Pupils, but it's good to hear there's a print of Wind >> Variations in Berlin! >> >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Jacob <waltmanja...@gmail.com> wrote: >> For what it's worth, I had the chance to view Charmed Particles, The Lighted >> Field and Imaginary Light at the NYPL in the Summer of 2012. Admittedly, my >> perception of the condition of the prints may have been swayed by how >> incredible the films are, but I remember them being in fantastic condition... >> >> >> -- >> --- >> JACOB WALTMAN >> Carolina MacGillavrylaan 2148 1098XK >> Amsterdam >> http://making-light-of-it.blogspot.com/ >> --- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > -- > Rise' > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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