Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 13:13:02 -0700
From: Terry <TERRY@ccp.arizona.edu>
Subject: Re: Feedback: AMICO Artists Rights update
To: jtrant@amico.org (J. Trant)
Reply-to: terry@ccp.arizona.edu
Organization: Center for Creative Photography
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David and Jennifer:

Thanks for the excellent summary of at least some of the issues 
relating to contemporary artists and AMICO.  The more that I think 
about this the more that I wonder how much of this is ascribable to 
fear of the unknown on the part of artists.  Or, if not the unknown, 
fear of the rumored.  

While I agree that we need to move forward in the directions you
indicate, I also think that some artists won't be convinced by a
flock (are we a flock or a gaggle?) of museum people.  Once AMICO is
up and running it will be easier to demonstrate - and I think a
demonstration is worth much more than our verbal and written
attempts to convince.  And once AMICO has a track record, there will
be success stories and - hopefully - few abuse stories floating
around. Artists (and their dealers) eventually may well be the best
voices for AMICO - artists who have been included and who have liked
the process - or who will at least attest to the fact that nothing
went wrong.  

Terry Pitts

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