The Photographer

United States, 1948

Film
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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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Credits

production company

Affiliated Film Producers

director

Willard Van Dyke

Duration

00:26:28:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1948

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)

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