ansel adams garage sale find

[antiquark]

Uncle Earl took the pictures!
http://www.ktvu.com/news/24432262/detail.html
(via TheOnlinePhotographer)

 

[ampguy]

hmm, I wonder how Uncle Earl spells "Bridalveil" ??

 

[johannielscom]

Oh boy, this is crackin' me up, gotta change my profile tag again.

Ansel Buzzardkid?
Uncle Buzzardkid?
Uncle Ansel Buzzardkid?
AnselBrooks Buzzardkid?

pfrt😛

 

[Andy Kibber]

Uncle Earl took the pictures!

Good ol' Uncle Earl! I knew he'd be mixed up in this somehow.

 

[tlitody]

thank god. Normal service can be resumed.

 

[Leigh Youdale]

I think Noriega's (or whatever his name is) only chance of wealth now is to change his name to Uncle Earl and make a TV series about his "discovery".

 

[PKR]

I think Noriega's (or whatever his name is) only chance of wealth now is to change his name to Uncle Earl and make a TV series about his "discovery".

I don't think this saga is finished. And, though I can't say I'm really up on the Adam's art empire; but being a local, and knowing a couple of people who worked in Ansel's darkroom.. I didn't know there were any "lost negatives". There was a fire, but I'm sure anything left that might be of value was recovered. I think "The Lost Negatives" are an invention of the folks who claim to have found them. I may be wrong, ya never know..

 

[PKR]

I read the link, thanks. If Partridge says it's not Adams work, I'll go with his opinion. He worked for Adams and knew all the F64 group members. His daughter, Imogen's grand daughter, just opened a gallery here locally.

 

[PKR]

In the local area here (sf bay) a guy bought a small painting at a swap meet that turned out to be worth a lot of money. I didn't know the artist, but some of the local dealers knew all about it. I think it went to Christie's and was sold for several $100K. So now, every painting or photo sitting in a heap at a garage sale has hidden (casino) value. I would think a forger could do well salting the local swap meets. It looks like this guy is driving his wife nuts too. I hope he recovers.p.

 

[PKR]

The "Lost Negatives" site is down (at least from here). There is a current update on TOP http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html

Maybe "Uncle Earl" has been "discovered". I thought a couple of the images published by the press were nice. If you can't afford an Adams print, you might be able to grab an "Uncle Earl" to hang on the wall.

 

[Al Patterson]

The fact that these are old still means that they have SOME value. After all, I can't go to where Ansel Adams or "uncle Frank" shot their photos today and re-create the same picture, so these could sell for a lower price than an Adams, and still make the owner some amount of money.

Greed does do strange things to people though.

 

[PKR]

I hear ya Al. If the printing on Earl's work was done well, it's likely they would bring some buyers. I think the copyright for unpublished work = date of the author's death + 70 years. So, there may be an issue (if I'm correct) with Uncle Earl's relatives and the current holder of the plates. Maybe they can work something out, if for nothing else than Uncle Earl's talent and memory. p.

It just dawned on me that the photos, via the plate holder's web site + the press coverage, could be said to be published. But they weren't published by the author or his agents (relatives). So, how does the law work on this? Any publications or intellectual property lawyers reading this thread? is it still death + 70?
p.