Selected pieces from the Polaroid collection are due to go up for auction in June of 2010. Artists of the pieces include Ansel Adams, Chuck Close and Andy Warhol. The more than 1,200 works are expected to sell for $7.5-11.5 million. Former US judge Sam Joyner is leading a group who has launched a campaign to keep these pieces from being sold. The collection was created by Polaroid founder Edwin Land, who gave film and equipment to leading artists in exchange for photographs. It chronicles the story of photography, from decade to decade.
I agree with the group that is against the sale of these pieces. These are so amazing, considering they’re from an instant camera that doesn’t even produce a negative. These are the things we need to keep in public exhibits, for people to see for years to come. That’s definitely a museum I would go to.
Source: theartnewspaper.com
