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White Radish

1933

Edward Weston

(American, 1886–1958)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 24.3 x 18.3 cm (9 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Paper: 24.3 x 18.3 cm (9 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Mounted: 44.8 x 35.5 cm (17 5/8 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Diann G. Mann and Thomas A. Mann 2019.25
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
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Did You Know?

An early adherent of vegetarianism, when Weston was done making his vegetable “portraits,” he ate their subjects.

Description

Weston’s vegetable still lifes accurately record their humble subjects, yet at the same time imbue them with suggestive references to the human body. Friends sought out and brought him unusually shaped produce. He photographed this multilobed radish seven times, creating a different composition for each negative. This print is believed to be the only one ever made from this negative.
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph features pale, elongated organic forms twisting against a dark, textured background. The central tuberous shapes entwine vertically, their luminous surfaces marked with fine horizontal lines and dark speckles. One thick segment curves from the bottom toward the right. Wiry, pale fibers and scattered debris flank these smooth masses. Handwritten text and numbers mark the bottom white margin.

White Radish

1933

Edward Weston

(American, 1886–1958)
America

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