While I agree it is a poor way to show Ansel's work, most of us only ever see the landscapes. To organise such an exhibition would be a nightmare, I would not like the job. Many of the types work you mentioned, are most likely in private hands or galleries, where they are reluctant to send them for exhibition elsewhere(maybe they just want too much money) James Adams (I'm no relation, but Ansel has been a lifelong inspiration).
"Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I saw that exhibit, and while the prints are gorgeous, only a small > portion of Adams' work was shown, that devoted to his better known > landscape photography. That's a poor way to show a retrospective of a > man's work. Missing completely were his portraits, his commercial > photography, the work he did with Dorothea Lange in Richmond, CA during > the war, and his architectural work, which, ...... > > Cory Waters and Juan Buhler and I (at different times) saw the > lesser-known side of Adams when we went to see the Salgado exhibit in > Berkeley. Now *that* was an interesting exhibit, as it showed the many > facets of this wonderful photographer. > > Bolo wrote: > > > Ansel Adams at 100 > > > > which is at the Art Institute of Chicago until June 2 2002. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
