Pepper
Occasionally on View
About the Art
Weston’s Pepper (sometimes referred to as Pepper no. #30) is an example of the expressive potential of photography. Using dramatic lighting and staging, Weston posed a simple pepper and captured it to great effect, emphasizing its beautifully curving form and reflective skin. The longer one looks, the more this unassuming subject suggests movement and presence.
FEATURED IMAGE
Edward Weston (American, 1886–1958), printed by Cole Weston (American 1919–2003), Pepper, 1930, printed 1966, gelatin silver print, 15 x 13 1/4 inches (38.1 x 33.7 cm). Museum purchase, 1966.44.4
