In 1980, PhotoVisuals of
Minneapolis, the first Leica only store in the US, commissioned artist Susan
Kennedy to create an original piece of Leica art. It was to be in honor of Oskar Barnack and
his invention of the Leica. The idea was
to show Oscar Barnack as well as some items out of the then current Leica
catalog.
Susan Kennedy was given
total freedom in the design of the artwork.
After a few weeks she presented several different layouts in form of
sketches. After considerable evaluations,
one began to stand out from the others and Susan was asked to draw the original
poster.
It showed two pictures of
Oskar Barnack, created after two photographs, one of him sitting on his
workbench and the other a head shot portrait.
Also included in the poster were the Ur-Leica, the original prototype
that Oscar Barnack began making in 1913.
This was the camera that gave 35mm photography, as we know it, its
start. One important part of the poster
was to show how the original Ur-Leica had progressed to that date. Subsequently the Leica M4 was shown as the
then latest model in the development of the Leica cameras. In addition two of the current Leica lenses
were shown also, a 90mm f/2.8 Tele Elmarit and a 135mm f/4 Tele Elmar.
All these individual
pictures were combined in the poster.
This was later made into a limited series of lithographs, all of which
found their original owners soon after their introduction.
The LEICA Barnack Berek
Blog has reproduced the original poster in a 13 x 16.7 inch size and made them
once again available for all Leica enthusiasts at a cost of $ 25.00 including
shipping and handling. These
reproductions are made in form of giclee prints, printed on archival paper with
archival inks.
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us at info@gmpphoto.com
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