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Heaped Black Ollas, Oaxaca

1926
(American, 1886–1958)
American, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 19.1 x 24.1 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.3
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view
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In this image taken in the market in Oaxaca, Mexico, Weston converts a haphazard heap of pots into a rhythmic composition that alternates brightly lit, volumetric spheres with dark, flat circles. He glories in the variations and imperfections of these pots, which he avidly collected and described as “so pure, strong—purely Indian.”
Heaped Black Ollas, Oaxaca

Heaped Black Ollas, Oaxaca

1926

Edward Weston

(American, 1886–1958)
American, 20th century

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