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Evolution of an iconic Image: Boardwalk Sheet Music Montage, 1952 to 2020 - by Judith Thompson

Just recently I made the decision to release the first estate print from the Harold Feinstein Photography Trust. I made this decision because this iconic image — unknown until 10 years ago — has sold out as a signed contemporary print while inquiries about it exceed that for any other image. I have been deliberating… Continue reading

Prints and printmaking, Part 1: Silver gelatin vintage, printed later and modern prints; what’s the difference? - by Judith Thompson

  When I first began getting involved with Harold’s work, during and after a long career of my own (completely unrelated to photography or the art world),  I found myself a complete novice at the bottom end of the learning curve. Among the many things to decipher and digest was the question of what constitutes… Continue reading

Preparing for a curator’s visit: Two days with Francois Cheval, Audrey Hoareau and Thierry Bigaignon - by Judith Thompson

When my Paris dealer, Thierry Bigaignon, told me that he would be bringing curators Francois Cheval and Audrey Hoareau for a two day visit to the studio in January,  I was ecstatic!  Francois had served as director of the Musée Nicéphore-Niépce for 20 years, and recently launched The Red Eye, together with Audrey Hoareau who had… Continue reading

A love affair with teaching: “It’s like seeing the summer again after a long winter” - by Judith Thompson

At long last, and with the help of my good friend and renaissance man, Jason Novak, I am making a small dent in reviewing, editing and packaging the huge volume of audio-visual materials that provide an inspiring record of Harold’s 56 years of teaching. I have over 20 hours of video and 100 hours of… Continue reading

Unearthing buried treasures: Discoveries in the basement, Part one! - by Judith Thompson

I’ve started a new category for these blog posts that I’m calling managing an archive, in the hopes that my own joys and tribulations in this new vocation can be instructive to others. And at the get go here, a shout out to APAG (the American Photography Archives Group), which is wrapping up it’s annual… Continue reading

Making contacts! Old, new and in-between - by Judith Thompson

I can’t speak with a photographer’s authority about the value of a contact sheet for photographers shooting with film. But I do know from living with Harold that the film contact sheet was his primary tool for editing. And he was editing until the final days of his life! He relished finding images he had… Continue reading