Ruth Bernhard has died at the age of 101.

John Sexton sent this out yesterday morning.

"Those of you who knew Ruth will understand completely when I say  
that Ruth
was truly one-of-a-kind.  People who did not know her firsthand can  
find her
inspiration in the legacy of photographs she leaves behind. Ruth's  
career in
photography spanned more than seven decades.  Her photographs always  
seemed
to be ahead of their time.  Along with her amazing talent as a  
photographer,
Ruth was a gifted teacher.  I first met Ruth in 1974 when I was a  
student at
a small workshop she conducted in Southern California.  From that  
very first
experience, I knew that Ruth was an exceptional person.  I feel  
privileged
to have known her over these many years. With Ruth's passing a bright  
light
in the world of photography has been dimmed— but only temporarily.   
Ruth's
photographs will shine with great luminosity, and beauty far into the
future.  Rather than try to describe more fully what Ruth was about, I
thought I would include some of her words— Recipe For A Long and  
Happy Life—
which she presented to all the attendees at both her 90th and 100th  
birthday
celebrations.  I believe there is wisdom to be found in Ruth's  
words.  You
can find Ruth’s recipe below.  In addition, here are links to  articles
about Ruth’s rich life that appeared in the December 19th San Francisco
Chronicle

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/12/19/ 
BAG8JN28GN1.DTL

and the December 20th Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me- 
bernhard20dec20,1
,5836483.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=1&cset=true

Many will miss Ruth (including Anne and me), but no one will forget  
her.  As Ruth
said many times, she is now “flying with the angels.”  I think the  
angels
will soon be seeing things with new eyes! Here’s to you Ruth, John"


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