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FEBRUARY 14, 2004 - JUly 18, 2004
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Edward Weston, SHELL, 1927, Vintage silver print, 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Longstreth, 2001.70 |
EDWARD WESTON: A Photographer's Love of Life will provide visitors a better understanding and a greater appreciation for Weston the man and the photographer. "This exhibition looks more closely at Edward Weston as a robust lover of life," said Alex Nyerges, Director and CEO of The Dayton Art Institute and curator of the exhibition. " Visitors will see his classic and lesser known images while learning about what inspired Weston, primarily his family and friends."
The
exhibition includes 103 vintage gelatin silver prints, including such
iconic images as Shell (1929); Dunes, Oceano (1936); Pepper (1929); Diego
Rivera (1924) and Pelican's Wing (1931), among others. Twelve vintage
Kodachrome color transparencies will also be on display. "Weston
placed these brilliant transparencies in a box in 1947, and they have
never been seen since," commented Nyerges.
"This is the first time these colorful masterpieces can be viewed by the public."
In
addition, the exhibition will include 11 rarely seen snapshots of Edward
Weston and his family, dating from the first two decades of the 20th
century. A display of Weston's personal correspondence offers insights
into his family life. "The correspondence conveys the great warmth
and love Weston had for his family and friends," explained Nyerges.
"They dispel the notions of Weston as a loner and more accurately
portray him as an energetic lover of life."
A
virtual survey of Weston's entire career from his teens to his years in
Mexico and Carmel to his Guggenheim fellowship in 1936 and to his final
photographs from the late 1940s, this exhibition showcases the work that
Weston considered his best. Weston's focus on the beauty in the world
around him inspired future generations of photographers. His powerful
work made people look at the world differently and helped them see the
beauty in such simple things as a shell or a pepper.
EDWARD WESTON: A Photographer's Love of Life will be on view from February 14 to July 18, 2004. Following its debut at The Dayton Art Institute, the exhibition will travel to the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon; Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska; and the George Eastman House/International Center of Photography and Film in Rochester, New York.
ADMISSION:
$10 for adults;
$8 for seniors (60+) and students (19+ with valid ID);
$5 for youth (7-18) and
FREE for children 6 and under and museum members.
Middle right image: Edward Weston, PELICAN'S WING, 1931,
Gelatin silver print, 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches,
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Longstreth, L19.1993.35.
Botton left image: Edward Weston, PEPPER, 1929
Gelatin silver print 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches,
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Longstreth, 2001.72