WESTON EDWARD: PORTRAITS (Hb) - Hardcover

"As "Edward Weston: Portraits shows, Weston didn't just photograph women, he exposed them. They fill the frame, they spill over it; their bodies are cropped so that discrete parts--legs, feet, and buttocks, the curve of ribs and breast--become the entire subject. It's as though the lens, and the photographer behind it, were touching and caressing them."--Michael Boodro, "Vogue

"As "Edward Weston: Portraits" shows, Weston didn't just photograph women, he exposed them. They fill the frame, they spill over it; their bodies are cropped so that discrete parts--legs, feet, and buttocks, the curve of ribs and breast--become the entire subject. It's as though the lens, and the photographer behind it, were touching and caressing them."--Michael Boodro, "Vogue"

Weston spent the greatest part of his towering career setting a standard of photographic portraiture. Included are images of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Tina Modotti, and James Cagney. Together these photographs create a powerful volume that demands a fresh look at this central endeavor of his life's work. Weston spent the greatest part of his towering career setting a standard of photographic portraiture. Included are images of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Tina Modotti, and James Cagney. Together these photographs create a powerful volume that demands a fresh look at this central endeavor of his life's work.