French Stranger #56
I'm cheating a little on this one. I knew this artist at
Place du Tertre even before I spotted him that cold, damp day. You see, I'd already "met" him when my friend, American ( living in Paris) photographer
Meredith Mullins , featured him in her terrific book,
In a Paris Moment. I walked right up and in my broken français I told him I thought he was
famous because of Meredith! When I said her name, he smiled and it was easy after that. In this photo he is telling a fellow artist why he's "famous"! I wish I'd had more time with him and could have gotten a shot even half as good as Meredith's portrait in her book. Quel dommage. But it was a special meeting. I'm satisfied with that.
For the record, I tried to take the neighboring artist's photo and he said, "Non, I don't want to be famous." His loss don't you think?