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Thank you!
I have rented out my workstations on a monthly basis to estates to high and low rez their archives to competent , responsible people.
I see you are in Los Angeles, I can probably bet a few bucks and win that there are places, people in your city that do the same.
Back to the first post... Suzanne another possibility is to show this work to a competent curator to see if there is potential for the body of work. These curators if inspired have the capabilities to find funds to bring significant work to the public. As well place the work in the hands of technicians to scan and sort for you.
I have scanned over 300 high resolution scans of a Mennonite Series, after the son of the photographer did 10,000 scans of his fathers work via dslr capture.
This is a lot of work, energy and financial investment and you would be wise to show the collection to some of the right people in your area.
Thanks for the tip! So far, most of her images are 120 color transparency. Mostly unmounted. Also, a large amount of 4x5 color transparency. I'm only about 10% through looking at the images, so if I run across a huge quantity of slides, I'll keep this in mind. Thank you!!!
This is a wonderful suggestion. Living in Los Angeles - this would probably be easier for me than for most people. As I make my way through the work, I can start thinking about this. My mother was quite a "photographer of all trades" - she did aerials, underwater photography, architecture (this is where she made her $$$), landscapes and traveled to all the continents of the world. On top of that, she did beautiful still-lifes, collections of various kinds, calendars, notecards, books. So, it's very hard to pigeon-hole her as far as who would be interested in curating her work. But....that's a problem for another day. Thanks for your kind and thoughtful responses. Very appreciated.
What an outstanding and thoughtful response. Thank you. I'm going to come back to this post often. You have put in real, quantifiable terms what exactly this would take and suggested factors that I hadn't considered - time being the biggest one. Also, my greatest fear (did you read my mind?) was that all MY work and what I'm trying to accomplish in this life would get put on the back burner. I really need to figure out how to balance all of this. However, after the 10th anniversary of my mother's death, it was time to sh*t or get off the pot if I was going to preserve her legacy in any meaningful way. Thank you again for your very thoughtful response. I appreciate it immensely. : )
Suzanne - you may want to post some images here over time, this forum is populated with a very giving community and a community that crosses many Genres of style, and experiences. The curators I speak of do not necessarily need to be in your home town.
Two prime examples of photographer work that has come onto the art scene in a very big way would be Vivian Maier of course, but also Fred Herzog from Vancouver.
I wish you well in your efforts to bring your Mothers work to the forefront.