Polaroid image archive going up for auction
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:09 amhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... pad&f=1008
More than 1,000 photographs from the Polaroid collection are being auctioned at Sotheby's in New York City as part of Polaroid's bankruptcy court order.
The auction includes images by legendary artists and photographers, including Ansel Adams, going back to the 1940s. Some artists are upset that the collection is being auctioned off, believing that they only lent their work to Polaroid.
This is a most interesting article, well worth reading, and represents a sad day in the history of photography, the final days of Polaroid.
More than 1,000 photographs from the Polaroid collection are being auctioned at Sotheby's in New York City as part of Polaroid's bankruptcy court order.
The auction includes images by legendary artists and photographers, including Ansel Adams, going back to the 1940s. Some artists are upset that the collection is being auctioned off, believing that they only lent their work to Polaroid.
This is a most interesting article, well worth reading, and represents a sad day in the history of photography, the final days of Polaroid.
