Background information and content, described by his friend Ansel ADAMS
"Edward
Weston's work stood for him as a complete statement of the man and his
art. He favored the grand sweep of creative projects. He was aware of
the loneliness of the artist, especially the artist in photography. And
it was Edward who accomplished more than anyone, with the possible
exception of Alfred STIEGLITZ, to elevate photography to the status of
fine-art expression. His approach bypassed the vast currents of
pictorial photography, photojournalism, scientific-technical
photography, and what is generally lumped together as 'professional
photography' (portraits of the usual 'studio' kind, illustrations, and
advertising). Through his kind of photography he opened up wonderful
world of seeing an doing.
Edward's
photographs exist only as original prints, or, as in this Aperture
monograph, in superb reproductions. Look at his photographs, look at
them carefully, then look at yourselves--not critically, or with
self-deprecation, or any sense of inferiority. Read the material from
his Daybook and letters so carefully compiled, edited, and associated
with the photographs by Nancy Newhall. You might discover through Edward
Weston's work how basically good you are, or might become. This is the
way Edward would want it to be." (© Ansel ADAMS, 1965)
About the American photographer, Edward WESTON (1886-1958)
Photo books on the work of Edward WESTON
- Format
- Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 21 x 25 x 1 cm., 104 pp., approx. 70 b/w ills., bibliography/chronology, 400 gr., text language: English