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Polaroid image archive going up for auction

Postby gstark on Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:09 am

http://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.
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Re: Polaroid image archive going up for auction

Postby aim54x on Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:29 am

It is a sad to hear that they will auction off work that does not belong to Polaroid if it truly is the case that some of it was on loan from the artist.
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Re: Polaroid image archive going up for auction

Postby surenj on Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:50 am

Hopefully they find homes that will appreciate them. Ansel Adams? Daim that would be nice to have!!
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Re: Polaroid image archive going up for auction

Postby sirhc55 on Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:29 am

One thing is for sure. Your average Joe Blow will not be buying these Polaroids. They will be bought by people who REALLY know there worth :wink:
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Re: Polaroid image archive going up for auction

Postby Matt. K on Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:41 pm

Polaroid. The digital film you used before digital. Gone in an instant! :violin: :violin: :violin:
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Re: Polaroid image archive going up for auction

Postby phillipb on Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:45 pm

Matt. K wrote:Polaroid. The digital film you used before digital. Gone in an instant! :violin: :violin: :violin:


I'm surprised its lasted this long, I would have thought that digital was more of a direct replacement to polaroid then negative film.
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