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Call Number:

PH-00119

Collection Name:

Brett Weston Photography Collection

Creator:

Weston, Brett (1911 - 1993)

No. of Items:

18 items

Span Dates:

1945-1971

Description:

The collection consists of eighteen photographs by Brett Weston (American, 1911-1993), who was the son of Edward Weston. The bulk of the photographs date between 1945 and 1971, but also included is a photograph from 1928 when he was seventeen years old. Item-level information follows.

964:3495:0001 -- New York, 1945. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0002 -- Desert, Texas, 1946. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0003 -- White Sand, New Mexico, 1946. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0004 -- Sand Dunes, 1950. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0005 -- Smithy, 1950. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0006 -- Abstraction, 1954. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0007 -- Cracked Paint, 1954. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0008 -- Rock Formation, 1954. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0009 -- California Coast, 1956. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0010 -- Mono Lake, California, 1956. Gelatin silver print;
964:3495:0011 -- Mono Lake, California, 1958. Gelatin silver print;
972:0009:0001 -- Pipes, 1928. Gelatin silver print. Signed inscription on verso: "Brett Weston did this when he was 17 years of age. It should be mounted, Merle Armitage";
972:0009:0002 -- Tree Fern, 1953. Gelatin silver print. Dated 1955 on verso;
972:0009:0003 -- Broken Glass, California, 1954. Dated 1956 on verso. Gelatin silver print;
972:0009:0004 -- Untitled, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
972:0009:0005 -- Ice Forms, Oregon, 1969. Gelatin silver print;
972:0009:0006 -- Old Wigwam Burner Slash, Oregon, 1971. Gelatin silver print;
972:0009:0007 -- Torn Poster, The Netherlands, 1971. Gelatin silver print.

Accession No(s):

964:3495:0001-0011 -- Purchase, 1963; 964:3495:0001-0011; 972:0009:0001-0007

Location(s):

Weston, B., Box 1 (964:3495:0001-0011)
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Weston, B., Box 2 (972:0009:0001-0007)
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See Also:

Europe: Twelve additional photographs by Brett Weston (975:0034:0001-0012) are located in the portfolio Europe (PH-00655).