Adams heirs skeptical about lost negatives claim*http://tinyurl.com/2b4qmrm*
*I love this part:* "It's an unfortunate fraud," said Bill Turnage, managing director of the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. "It's very distressing." Turnage said he's consulting lawyers about possibly suing Norsigian for using a copyrighted name for commercial purposes. He described Norsigian as on an "obsessive quest." *"We've been dealing with him for a decade,"* he said. "I can't tell you how many times he's called me." *AND THIS:* Beverly Hills art appraiser David W. Streets said he conservatively estimated the negatives' value<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_en_ot/us_ansel_adams_lost_work;_ylt=Ak_TMD0JyE2dh0ehB8ZSFAqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFrcmNocGs4BHBvcwMxNjQEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50BHNsawNhZGFtc2hlaXJzc2s-#>at $200 million, based on current sales of Adams' prints and the potential for selling never-seen-before prints. Turnage called that figure ridiculous because the value of Adams' work is in his darkroom handcrafting of the prints, and said the negatives are next to worthless. "Ansel interpreted the negative very heavily. He believed the negative was like a musical score. No two composers will interpret it the same way," he said. "Each print is a work of art." *SOUNDS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE ON THE NEXT ANTIQUES ROADSHOW!* Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
