[78-L] Robert Johnson photo

[gdkimball at cox.net]

Here is some background on the image and the attempts to authenticate it:

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/11/johnson200811

Obviously Johnny Shines didn't authenticate it as the other article implied - he was long dead by the time this image was discovered.

Gregg


---- Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com> wrote: 
> Man, he looks so young in this shot!
> It is Bob, I think, not B.B. King as someone suggested yesterday.
> Look at the fingers. And the eyes.
> It also looks like the same photo studio as the "formal" shot..
> Mal
> 
> *******
> 
> On 1/29/2013 8:04 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> > A third Robert Johnson photo has surfaced. A bonus because he is pictured with Johnny Shines. Just waiting for Tefteller to turn it into a calendar, T-shirt, coffee mug, etc. etc.
> >
> > http://www.popphoto.com/news/2010/09/getty-acquires-restores-third-robert-johnson-image
> >
> > Cary Ginell
> >
> 
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