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    Weston's Whitman

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/newswee...os.html#slide1
    There are some Weston Photographs in this that I've never seen.

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    Thanks. Looks like I may be able to get there. Good chance I'd miss it without your notice.

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    Re: Weston's Whitman

    Thank you for posting this!

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    Thanks for the post and the heads-up. I look forward to seeing it.

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    Re: Weston's Whitman

    Ho-hum. Weston in decline.
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    Re: Weston's Whitman

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill_1856 View Post
    Ho-hum. Weston in decline.
    Well, he must have foreseen internet discussion boards.

    From the MFA site, Weston is quoted:

    “I do believe . . . I can and will do the best work of my life. Of course I will never please everyone with my America—wouldn’t try to.”

    Thanks for posting, wish it were closer. Maybe it will travel. MFA seems to do a good job of showing photography, props to them.

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    Re: Weston's Whitman

    Whatever he photographed for the erotic parts in Leaves of Grass will promote good ticket sales.

    ;^)

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    Here’s the MFA-Boston’s complete description of the show (April 21-Dec. 31, 2012):

    In 1941, the Limited Editions Club of New York invited photographer Edward Weston to illustrate its deluxe edition of Walt Whitman’s epic poem Leaves of Grass. The commission inspired Weston and his wife, Charis, to take a cross-country trip, throughout the South, the Mid-Atlantic states, New England, and back to California, in their trusty Ford, which they nicknamed “Walt.” Weston’s photographs from this project—mostly made with large, 8 x 10 camera—are exceptionally wide-ranging, with a particular focus on urban and man-altered landscapes. Although he never wanted his images to literally reflect Whitman’s text, Weston did relate to the poet’s plainspoken style and his emphasis on the broad spectrum of human experience. Weston wrote of the Whitman book: “I do believe . . . I can and will do the best work of my life. Of course I will never please everyone with my America—wouldn’t try to.”

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    Re: Weston's Whitman

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill_1856 View Post
    Ho-hum. Weston in decline.
    Au contraire! I think these are some of Weston's best. Just different from what he is best known for. I still find them inspiring.

    Thanks for the link so I could enjoy them again.

    Best,

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    We should all be so fortunate to have a peak from which to "decline" and to have made such images. I doubt that they will ever write about me or show my work in such a venue.
    Robert

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    I've seen this special edition book, and it's wonderful. Wish I could make the exhibit to see the prints.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/drew_saunders/

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