120 duotones are arranged so as to compare and contrast the early photographs with those made from the late 1920s onwards. Presenting Weston's earliest images as preserved in a series of family albums assembled by his first wife Flora, this magnificent exhibition publication explores the clear line of development from his initial artistic efforts to his acclaimed mature works. An examination of his sharp and soft-focussed photographs of this period reveals that he was already exhibiting the perfect sense of composition that became his hallmark. He took up photography as a hobby aged 16 living in Chicago and aged 20 moved to Tropico California where he built his first studio and set about becoming a photographic artist. This has established him as one of the most revered proponents of photographic art. During his 50-year career, Edward Weston (1886-1958) blazed a trail in Photo-Modernism capturing portraits, landscapes, still life and nudes.
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