Exactly, Colin. It cannot be put better. If I were Turnage, and without any conclusive evidence, I would cringe to see a statement like that in print. It's silly. How will he look if the negs turn out to be real. Crazier things have happened.
Kirby On Jul 28, 2010, at 11:16 AM, Colin Hunter wrote: > That's a self-defeating analogy to make regarding the negatives being next to > worthless because they are like a musical score and all the value is in their > interpretation. If that was true then an original score in Mozart's hand > would also be worthless. I don't know if Turnage is right or wrong regarding > the provenance of the negatives but his logic regarding their potential value > is clearly off. > > Colin Hunter > > On WednesdayJul 28, 2010, at 11:50 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote: > >> This is interesting, of course, but inconclusive. One doesn't know the >> personalities involved. Sometimes (not saying this is the case here) estate >> owners do not want to admit any other owners, no >> matter what. The stories about Warhol works are legion. >> >> But Turnage is quite correct about the interpretive nature of Adams' >> printing. Much of the value >> is there. But to label the negatives "next to worthless", if they are Adams >> negatives, is laughable. >> >> I'm sure there are methods for really getting at the truth of this -- but >> that may involve cooperation >> between the parties. It doesn't sound like there's been much so far. >> >> Kirby >> >> On Jul 28, 2010, at 5:36 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: >> >>> 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 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: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
