Dunes, Death Valley 1938
Black and white photograph
7 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches
Artist Quotes:
“To photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock.” Time Magazine – November 24, 1986
“I believe in, and make no apologies for, photography: it is the most important graphic medium of our day.” Museum of Fine Arts Boston Catalogue : Edward Weston – Photography and Modernism n.d.
Additional Links:
This article discusses the duality between the artist’s personal life and his modern, artistic life. It also talks about the progression of his work as his techniques and subject matter evolved. Peppers from Heaven : Times November 24, 1986
Bruce Silverstein talks about the iconic black and white Edward Weston photograph from the 1930’s series called Dunes, Oceano.
California Landscape into Abstraction Research 