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Edward Weston
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American photographer (1886–1958)
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Edward Weston was an American photographer and diarist. He was born in Highland Park, Illinois, on March 24, 1886, and died in Carmel-by-the-Sea on January 1, 1958. His notable work includes the piece titled *Nude*. Weston was a member of the Group f/64 and spoke English.
He received a Guggenheim Fellowship during his career. Weston suffered from Parkinson's disease, which was the cause of his natural death. His archives are held at the Center for Creative Photography, which also serves as his copyright representative. His works are included in the collections of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He had a child named Brett Weston.
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It sits within the topics 1886 births, 1958 deaths and 20th-century American photographers.
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Film & TV
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Known for
- The Photographer — Self1948
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Weston
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Highland Park
- Place of death
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Father
- Edward Weston
- Occupation
- diarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- photography
- Image
- Edward Weston by Rae Davis, c1914.jpg
- Work location
- California
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- Commons category
- Edward Weston
- date of death
- 1958-01-01
- date of birth
- 1886-01-01
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Edward Weston
- Commons Creator page
- Edward Weston
- archives at
- Center for Creative Photography
- member of
- Group f/64
- unmarried partner
- Margrethe Mather
- partner in business or sport
- Margrethe Mather
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Edward Weston, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
