For Sale 5 Ansel Adams Letters

[Barlow]

Five very interesting original Ansel Adams letters dating from 1958 to 1971.

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[Andrew O'Neill]

His typing typos always made me laugh!

 

[Barlow]

He was a bit better at photography than typing.

 

[Barlow]

 

[MattKing]

He was a bit better at photography than typing.

Which is kind of funny, given what his first career choice was.

GLWS

 

[Barlow]

 

[bags27]

His typing typos always made me laugh!

+1

He clearly had cognitive (very, very high) peaks and (not very low) valleys. Did I once read in a biography that he was diagnosed as "learning disabled"? He was quite obviously differently learning enabled.

 

[Barlow]

 

[Barlow]

 

[greg zinselmeier]

Why would someone want to own these? I don’t get it? What it is about memorabilia that people gotta have it?

 

[Barlow]

Good question. Why do people want autographs? Why do people take photographs? Why would someone even read what someone else writes?

 

[MattKing]

Wearing my moderator's hat, I will just mention that this very interesting question is one of Philosophy - so it deserves a thread in the Ethics and Philosophy sub-forum - not an interruption in someone else's For Sale thread.
If you wish to express gratitude to Barlow for the inspiration for that new philosophical thread, I'm sure a link and reference back to this one would not be objected to!

 

[greg zinselmeier]

Good question. Why do people want autographs? Why do people take photographs? Why would someone even read what someone else writes?

Good point, the irony was not lost! However, I can read a reproduction of the original, while gaining information. I do not need to have the original to gain the info.

As to why people wAnt autographs , because they can say I met that person, he/she/they/ signed.

A Photograph can be a keep sake, however I initiate the keep sake, I don’t grab, or buy someone else’s.


Reading someone else’s work is really important, I just do not need the original to Comprehend what the person is expressing. I find purchases that make me exclusive owner, not fair!


I’m sure someone could do something amazing, I get to keep the original, but do not show it to anyone? Where is the value? If I do show everyone, hence they have the info, where is the value of having the original?