Harry have you ever thought of doing standup comedy at Vegas- Don't hear
much from Rodney Dangerfield -who by the way has his own website.Please
keep us chuckling we need it to break the stress of museum life.-have a
good one!

Len Hambleton - Objects Conservator
North Carolina Museum of History
5 East Edenton Street
Raleigh NC. 27601-1011
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry Needham (Tel 776-8612)
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> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 1998 4:28 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: effects of Electronic Flash on paper, paintings,
> etc.
>
> As I thought I had said, we discourage them from photographing
> ORIGINAL works
> of art. As far as I am concerned, they can shoot away at repros till
> the cows
> come home, provided they don't bother other people. I find that most
> of the
> people who photograph museums these days come with video, rather than
> still
> cameras, and the low-light capabilities of modern video cameras
> eliminates the
> strain on both the artifacts and the people, unless you get clipped on
> the head
> by some idiot panning without watching what he/she is doing!
>
> Harry Needham