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It's a Dog's Life; Wegman's Artful Weimaraners
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The Washington Post
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April 10, 2006
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You probably know who William Wegman is, even if you don't think
you do.
Wegman is the artist and photographer famous for dressing up
Weimaraners -- sleek, gray dogs -- in clothes and taking pictures
of them.
Yeah! That's William Wegman. His photos are on calendars and
notecards, and they hang in museums. (A Smithsonian American Art
Museum exhibit begins in July.) Wegman recently spoke with Newsday
reporter Steve Dollar about his dogs.
Did you know when you got your first dog that Weimaraners were so
photogenic?
"I had no idea. I really didn't get one for the purpose of
photographing. After picking up a camera and looking at this [breed
of] dog in various shades -- indoors, outdoors ...
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