The Daybooks of Edward Weston Two Volumes in One I. Mexico II. California
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Review "It was as though the things of everyday experience had been transformed . . . into organic sculptures, the forms of which were both the expression and the justification of the life within . . . He had freed his eyes of conventional expectation, and had taught them to see the statement of intent that resides in natural form."--John Szarkowski -- Review Read more About the Author Edward Weston (1886-1958) is one of the twentieth century's most prominent and pioneering photographers. In 1917 he became a member of the London Salon and in 1922 he met Alfred Stieglitz and Paul Strand. In 1923 with his marriage failing he went to Mexico and opened a studio. It is at this time that he began keeping journals which he referred to as "daybooks." He wrote in his daybooks until 1943, and in 1961 they were edited by Nancy Newhall and published for the first time.He was the first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship. Sadly, he was stricken with Parkinson's disease in the early 1940s and he relied on his sons, Brett and Cole, to continue printing for him. Cole, his youngest son became his assistant in 1946 and in 1952 the two men put together their father's 50th Anniversary Folio. After Edward's death in 1958 Cole fulfilled his father's wish and continued to print his negatives.Nancy Newhall (1908-1974) dedicated thirty years of her life to photography, as a writer, scholar, critic, editor, and collaborator in publishing the work of several of the most influential photographers of this century.Among her many accomplishments are the highly acclaimed exhibitions of Paul Strand and Edward Wilson, which she directed at the Museum of Modern Art. Author of the classic biography of Ansel Adams, The Eloquent Light, she also edited and collaborated with Paul Strand to produce the book Time in New England. Her other books include P.H. Emerson: The Fight for Photography as a Fine Art; Edward Wilson: The Flame of Recognition, (ed); and This Is the American Earth (with Ansel Adams). Beaumont Newhall (1908-1993) was a distinguished historian and curator, and author of the definitive The History of Photography. Read more
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I paid over $100.00 for this book. Being a photographer I decided to bite the bullet and purchase a new hardcover version of Weston’s Daybooks. So, I paid an arm and a leg for a NEW HARDCOVER book with the picture of the seashell on the cover, as advertised.I RECEIVED A BEAT-UP USED PAPERBACK WITH AN ALTERNATE COVER OF WESTON! A copy I could have purchased for $40.00 almost anywhere. Ok, so BENNETT BOOKS LTD OF LEXINGTON, KY made a killing off of me. But you have the advantage of reading who and what they are—so you’re a fool if you deal with these horsetraders.I DID NOT return the book to them because Amazon doesn’t stand up for their customers and the last time I returned my book to one of these gypsy companies they kept the book AND my money. Once bitten is enough!