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of the book is closer to life, the dramatic moments are brief and few in anyone's life.

Perhaps another area I failed to get was the dance scene. I would have needed flash equipment. This would also include the music thing. Pictures of musicians playing and singing wildly, with wild dancing, gestures going on turn me off. It would have to be done in a different way.

Is there too much repetition in the book? Are sections 2 and 4 too long? Is there any padding?

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Finish redoing S.F. dummy end up with 91 prints. Took out 16 and put in 21 new pictures.

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Finish mounting atget slides for lecture tomorrow

Go to dinner for Edward Steichen - I do not relate to the affair or the people, dull speeches, pompous etc. I sit next to Mrs. Harry Callahan. She is nice, a home body. I suspect totally uninterested in art outside of her husband's work. She works as a secretary. Her husband when they were first married attempted to get her interested in photography but she had no interest. She said she never held a camera in her hand. I bet she is a perfect artist's wife and a good mother.

Steichen who is ninety gave a short speech which was rather