The life and work of the American photographer, Edward Weston. The artist is shown at work in California; shows the manner in which Mr Weston approaches his selection of material for pictorial composition and techniques he uses for developing the print. The film includes glimpses of the home of the artist and studies of the sea and mountain landscape of California. Commentary by Irving Jacoby. Narrated by Mel Brandt.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014450
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Composition (Photography)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers - Biography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Developing and developers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Processing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Artistic
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Photography - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → History
People → Photographers - Biography
People → Weston, Edward, 1886-1958
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)