Brett Weston Exhibit at Santa Barbara Museum of Art

[Robert Brummitt]

Does the show say where it will be heading next? Please come up north all the way to Portland, Oregon!

[Merg Ross]

Does the show say where it will be heading next? Please come up north all the way to Portland, Oregon!

Robert, I do not know where it will go after Santa Barbara. Brett loved Oregon, once bought land near Eugene. Portland would be a natural. Are you still in contact with Jerry Robinson or Art Wright? Perhaps you should start a movement to get the exhibition headed your way!

Merg

[Merg Ross]

An exhibition of Brett Weston's photographs will open at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California on May 2,2009 and close on August 16.

The exhibit is titled, Out of the Shadow, and may interest those who seek an understanding of the relationship between Brett and his father, and the immense influence they had on each other.

From the exhibition announcement; "Examining both the familial and artistic relationship between Brett and his father, Edward, this exhibition illuminates their influence on each other, simultaneously freeing Brett from his father's shadow and allowing him to take his own place in the pantheon of American photography."

I have seen the prints in person, and highly recommend a visit to this fine museum.

As a reminder, the exhibit opened yesterday and will be on view until August 16, 2009.

http://www.sbma.net/exhibitions/current2.asp

[Mark Woods]

I've had this exhibit on my calendar for about 4 months. My wife and I are going to Santa Barbara in a couple of weeks. Wahoo!

[wfwhitaker]

For some reason I always learn of these things after they've been on my side of the continent....

[Michael Przybyla]

Will be at the Currier Museum in Manchester, NH in the fall:

Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow
October 10, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Organized by the Phillips Collection

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Oh, boy! I had this on my calendar for some time. As I live in Ventura, I'm sure I'll go more than once. I'm going to try to go this week. i'll be sure to report back.i'm sure that Merg having seen the original prints and being very pleased with them makes me want to go right away. Need to make some sales calls in Santa Barbara on Wednesday.

Jim

[Merg Ross]

Jim, glad you are going to take in the exhibit and report back. I will be there on the weekend of the 30th.

Of particular interest, is the seldom exhibited work that Brett did as a teenager in Mexico and California. This adds a lot to the exhibit, in my opinion.

I look forward to your comments.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Jim, glad you are going to take in the exhibit and report back. I will be there on the weekend of the 30th.

Of particular interest, is the seldom exhibited work that Brett did as a teenager in Mexico and California. This adds a lot to the exhibit, in my opinion.

I look forward to your comments.

Merg, thanks again for posting this. i am looking forward to going either tomorrow or Friday for the first trip. I'm certain I'll go several times more. I value your recommendations highly.

Jim

[Merg Ross]

The exhibition is stunning, approximately 150 prints. I attended four times on the weekend. This is a melding of exceptional vision with the silver image.

A reminder, the exhibition closes on August 16, 2009.