Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I was in San Francisco last week and went to see the
> David Seymour
> (Chim) exhibition at the de Young Museum.
> Another impression I took away was the connection I
> felt when viewing
> some of the silver gelatin prints.
> OTOH, there's
> probably a reason why a reputable museum would list
> the medium in its
> brief caption of info. Maybe the medium is
> important.
The Chim exhibit was well worth seeing -- I've been
twice -- and I agree that the photography has a
definite period look to it, going beyond the subject
matter itself. Photojournalism has changed a lot since
the early days of Magnum. The gallery references to
silver gelatin prints in the captions was very
conspicuous -- a companion asked me what silver
gelatin printing was. It was like explaining what
vinyl LP records or letterpress printing was.
Something poignant about explaining a mass medium or
technology that had peaked and quickly declined within
one's own memory. I guess I'm a traditionalist, having
taught my daughter how to develop film and make prints
in a wet darkroom during the digital age, and then
watching her learn how to set cold type and operate a
19th century letterpress.
Peter.
SF, CA
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