Brett Weston Exhibit at Santa Barbara Museum of Art

[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.

[Mark Woods]

Thank you for the heads up. I've seen a number of exhibits there and it's always a pleasure. This should be an interesting one, but in fact all of the shows the curator has put together have been wonderful.

[Mark Sampson]

I saw this show when it was at the Phillips Collection in Washington DC. Don't miss it!

[Harley Goldman]

Excellent! It is great when the home town gets something good like this.

[David Karp]

Thanks Merg,

This will give my wife and I a good excuse to get up there for a weekend visit.

Do you know if there is an exhibition catalog?

[Doug Howk]

The Catalog is "Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow" published by Phillips Collection and Oklahoma Museum of Art. I haven't yet seen the exhibition but got the catalog from Phillips; and it's excellent.

[Merg Ross]

The Catalog is "Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow" published by Phillips Collection and Oklahoma Museum of Art. I haven't yet seen the exhibition but got the catalog from Phillips; and it's excellent.

The catalog reproductions are adequate, but nothing like the original prints. This, of course, is most often the case when the work of a master printer is reproduced. The Lodima Press series is an exception, and the PWG books come close.

[David Karp]

Thanks guys.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Merg, thanks for this information. This is a show that I do not want to miss. Brett is one of my favorites. A short drive up the coast from Ventura for me.

Jim

[Merg Ross]

Thanks guys.

Merg, thanks for this information. This is a show that I do not want to miss. Brett is one of my favorites. A short drive up the coast from Ventura for me.

Jim

You are welcome. Perhaps you will discern a difference between early vintage prints and later renditions.

Be sure to report back.

Merg