| LC control no. | n 79021948 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Weston, Edward, 1886-1958 |
| Birth date | 1886-03-24 |
| Death date | 1958-01-01 |
| Place of birth | Highland Park (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Big Sur (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Photography |
| Profession or occupation | Photographers |
| Found in | Henrietta Shore ... 1933. Edward Weston, c2001: p. 15 (1886-1958; photographer) Wikipedia, May 15, 2014 (Edward Henry Weston; born March 24, 1886 in Highland Park, Ill.; died January 1, 1958 in Big Sur, California; was a 20th-century American photographer. Over the course of his 40 year career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of subjects, including landscapes, still lifes, nudes, portraits, genre scenes and even whimsical parodies with a focus on the people and places of the American West. Some of his most famous photographs were taken of the trees and rocks at Point Lobos, California, near where he lived for many years. Weston had relationships with many women who were often his models or photography partners including: Margrethe Mather, Tina Modotti, Henrietta Shore, Sonya Noskowiak, Charis Wilson, etc.) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 97865399 |
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