\ > > Sorry to say it's a very negative, anti-digital article though. In > the > > mind of the reviewer, it seems, once a negative has been printed on > > silver it may never be printed as a carbon inkjet print. Also, > > apparently, once it's been printed small it can never be printed > large. On the contrary, I thought the article was very balanced - with some of the pros and cons on both sides. In fact the negative aspects were mainly very specific to issues with Evan's work in particular. (Though the article ignores a couple of its own points - probably the majority of Evan's prints weren't made by him, so the part about Bach being Bach doesnt quite hold up. As well, many of the vintage FSA period prints around were made by FSA/OWI lab printers and the choice of printing "style" was not always Evan's choice) tim a BTW - you can download and print many of the files yourself from the LOC - or else order your own scans or prints quite cheaply. I have a few on my wall I printed a number of years ago now. (might be a good ebay business - though I see someone is already kinda doing it)
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Re: Terrific article on Walker Evans in today's New York Times
2006-08-26 by Tim Atherton
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