Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1928-1939, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1928-1939, n.d.

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Carl Zigrosser was eager to show the photographs of Edward Weston at the Weyhe Gallery. Events intervened, and Weyhe never represented Weston. Weston's letters are forthcoming, and mention changes in his work, scruples about gallery representation, a photograph of Krishna Murti, his admiration of Atget, and his Guggenheim Fellowship applications (supported by Zigrosser).

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Murti, S. K. (Sri Krishna)

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Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927

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Originally trained as an actor before beginning his photographic career in the late 1890s, Atget is best known for his views of Paris from streetscapes and storefronts, to portraits of shopkeepers. From the description of Eugene Atget Collection. [ca. 1900-1956, bulk ca. 1900-1910]. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122602054 ...

John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.

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Weston, Edward, 1886-1958

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Edward Weston, (American, 1886-1958), was born in Highland Park, Illinois and from an early age was involved with photography. He studied at the Illinois College of Photography in 1908, afterwards moving to Los Angeles to work for a commercial portrait studio and eventually starting his own. Weston exhibited his works in many salons and exhibitions, making his works known in the photographic community. In 1929 Weston moved to Carmel, California, where he would spend the rest of his...