Elsa Dorfman passes at age of 83

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• May 30, 2020

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Sad news of Elsa Dorfman’s passing. She was best known for her 20x24” Polaroid portraits and her down-to-earth humanistic style.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05...its-illuminated-her-subjects-herself-dies-83/

 

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• May 30, 2020

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Wow....20"x24".?
I know so little about Polaroid......

 

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• May 31, 2020

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I was never a fan of her portrait style but I am a huge fan of her clear ability to pull something special out of her clients.

RIP.

 

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• May 31, 2020

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a real Cambridge institution !
RIP