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Clouds, Death Valley

1939

Edward Weston

(American, 1886–1958)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 19.4 x 24.2 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Nancy R. Ranney 1988.144
Copyright
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

During one of the last trips he made with his Guggenheim fellowship, Weston, his assistant, Charis Wilson, and her brother Leon spent four days in Death Valley photographing clouds. In this composition the low horizon line allowed the cloud formations to counterbalance the distant, angular mountain range. Even with an 8-by-10-inch view camera, not usually associated with quick exposures, Weston was able to capture the fleeting, sometimes ominous shapes as they passed overhead.

Clouds, Death Valley

1939

Edward Weston

(American, 1886–1958)
America

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