Hi, I met Elliott Erwitt a couple of years ago and got him to sign my copy of 'Museum Watching'. I rather cheekily asked him to sign it in Russian to my friend Sasha, which he did, so I promptly gave it to her as a present. He is a very fine man indeed.
That book inspired me to become a museum watcher, and I have taken some very nice photos in the V&A and other London museums. One Sunday while I was having lunch in the V&A with the aforementioned Sasha and her children and who should we see queueing at the checkout but Elliott Erwitt! Of course, he was with other people, so we didn't disturb him, but it was a great thrill. -- Cheers, Bob Saturday, January 3, 2004, 2:02:25 PM, you wrote: > I was lucky enough to see a couple of Elliott Erwitt's works when a Magnum > 50 retrospective road show hit one of Toronto's galleries in the spring. It > was awe inspiring. They had prints of his shot of Kruschev (sp?) and Nixon > and the famous seagull on the lampost with the jet in the background. I > love that one!
