Edward Weston: Photographer; Aperture, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1958, Very Good

Edward Weston: Photographer; Aperture, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1958
Author:
Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall, et al.
Publisher:
Minor White and Shirley Burden
Release Date:
1958
Seller Category:
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Very Good
Sku: 00736
Notes: Very Good, 8vo, 9 1/2" x 6 1/4." White paper wrappers with staple binding. No lettering to spine. Front and back covers feature two illustrations of the artist's work. Covers have slight rubbing and wrinkling and slightly bumped tips, else clean and intact, binding tight. Pages have slightly bumped tips, else clean and intact. Replete with black-and-white illustrations. Unpaginated, 52 pp., including illustrations. Vol. 6, No. 1, 1958 issue of Aperture featuring the work of Edward Weston (1886-1958), an American photographer best-known for his abstract landscape, portrait, and still-life photography. Photos are interspersed with extracts from Weston's diary. Includes 33 full-page printed photographs. Also included is a full-page portrait photo of Weston by Ansel Adams. Aperture was founded in 1952 by a group of prominent photographers, including Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Nancy Newhall, and Minor White. The magazine was among the first to explore photography as a fine art. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.