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Edward Weston
Mojave Desert1928

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Black and white photograph of two massive granite boulders shot from below, with strong directional light creating deep shadows across their rough, fissured surfaces
Artist or Maker
Edward Weston
Title
Mojave Desert
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1928
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.05 × 24.13 cm) Mount: 16 1/2 × 17 in. (41.91 × 43.18 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm) Frame: 18 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (46.36 × 56.52 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2371
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Benson, Timothy O. Hans Richter: Encounters. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
Copyright
© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

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