Edward Weston on the New York Times

Recommended, link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/24/arts/design/24WEST.html

Enjoy!

The article is a review of a new exhibit at the Huntingdon in Los Angeles (Pasadena?)

Californa, centered around suites of prints that E.W. made expressly for the

Huntingdon in 1938 -1939. The article also

contains a brief overview of his life and photographic accomplishments. I was also

surprised to learn that Charis Weston is still alive (she is 89, maybe hanging out with

artists is good for you!) and was able to make it to the opening.<P>

I hope the show travels.

This is the first time I've read that his photographs were shown at AIC when he was 17.

The Edward Weston show is at the Huntington Library in Pasadena through October 5.

Seeing his Oceano prints in person is a real joy. None of the reproductions I have seen in person come even close to the real thing.

The Weston/Mather exhibit started this week in Tucson. Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. Runs through October.

Paula and I have been in touch with Charis regarding aspects of

our new Weston book. She is, all in all, not very well. She has

difficuly seeing and without a stong magnifying aid it is difficult

for her to see photographs or to read. Her mind is as sharp as

ever, however.

 

We feel privileged to know both Charis and Dody Thompson,

who is writing an expanded version of her essay from the

Malahat Review for our book. We believeDody's original essay is

the best thing ever written about Edward Weston. She is in the

final stages of revising and expanding it.

 

Knowing Charis and Dody, we feel we are in some ways as

close to Edward as we can be these days. They are really the

last living close links to him.

 

Michael A. Smith