Edward Weston photographer Bibliography by Thomas Robinson. Books and obscure magazine articles.

Edward Weston Books and magazine articles.

Major Articles

1914: Feature article about Weston in Studio Light, 11 photos reproduced.
1922: AA's first article and published photo in Sierra Club Bulletin.
1931: Adams, Ansel; review of Edward Weston exhibition. The Fortnightly, 4 December 1931, pg. 25.
1938: Barrett, Nestor; "Edward Weston - Master of Simplicity" Popular Photography, June 1938, pg. 11, 12, 94, 95.
1939: Time Magazine 1939
1939: Weston, Edward; "What is a Purist?" Camera Craft, January 1939, pg. 2-9, cover, frontispiece.
1939: Weston, Edward; "Photographing California, Part I" Camera Craft, February 1939, pg. 56-64. 6 photos.
1939: Weston, Edward; "Photographing California, Part II" Camera Craft, March 1939, pg. 99-105, 6 illus. plus frontispiece. Weston describes making 1200 negatives the previous year for the Guggenheim project, and details of his technique and equipment
1939: Weston, Edward; "Light vs. Lighting" Camera Craft, May 1939, pg. 196-205. 7 illus.
1939: Weston, Edward; "What Is Photographic Beauty?" Camera Craft, June 1939, pg. 246-255. 6 illus.
1939: Weston, Edward; "Thirty Five Years of Portraiture, Part 1." Camera Craft, September, 1939. 399-408, frontispiece, cover, 5 illus.
1939: Weston, Edward; Portraiture part 2. Camera Craft, October 1939.
1940: U. S. Camera Annual. special section of Edward Weston Guggenheim work, 24 illus., article by Weston.
1940: Halliday, F. H. "Brett Weston, Photographer" Camera Craft, March 1940, pg. 113-122. many stories about Edward Weston in text.
1941: Weston, Edward; "I Photograph Trees" Popular Photography, June 1940, g. 20-21, 120.
1943: Weston, Edward; "Photographic Art" article published in Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1943 edition pg. 796-799. photos published opposite pg. 799, Plate IV, of "Carma-Lita" and "Teddy"
1945: "A swing around the country with Edward Weston" Minicam Photography, August 1945, pg. 75-83.
1947: "Color, Edward Weston’s New Medium" Kodak Photo June/July 1947 pg. 10-11, plus cover. This article reprints excerpts of Weston and Kodak’s correspondence exchanges concerning his Kodachrome transparencies.
1950: Flaherty, Jenny "Edward Weston and Sons" U. S. Camera, August 1950, pg. 32-35.
1956: Pollack, Peter; "Edward Weston, Photographic Review of a Man at Seventy" Art Photography, June 1956, pg. 4-9. 8 photos.
1958: article in June or before. U S Camera, 1958
1962: Kramer, Arthur; "Edward Weston, Tools and Techniques of the Greatest Craftsman" U S Camera, December 1962, pg. 58-61, 88
1969: Weston, Cole; "Edward Weston, Dedicated to Simplicity" Modern Photography, May 1969, pg. 66-71, 104.

News Items

1913: 2 photographs reproduced "Lets Play Hookey. E. H. Weston"; "Son. Edward Henry Weston" The American Annual of Photography, Vol. XXVIII, New York; The American Annual of Photography, Inc. 1913. pg. 61, 300.
1915: 2 photographs reproduced "Atala. Edward H. Weston"; "Gaunt, Driven Boughs, In The Sweep Of Open Wold (sic). Edward H. Weston" The American Annual of Photography, 1915, New York; The American Annual of Photography, Inc. 1915. pg. 13, 193.
1916: photo reproduced "Violet Romer. Edward Henry Weston" The American Annual of Photography 1917, New York; The American Annual of Photography, Inc. insert at pg. 200.
1917: letter to the editor relating joke. notes recent win of grand prize cup. Photo Era, February 1917, pg. 100, col. 2.
1919: report on the Sixth Pittsburgh Salon. "Edward Henry Weston , Glendale, California, said compellingly, 'Here are six poem-pictures; read for yourselves!' His treatment and subjects were similar to those of Margrethe Mather - his figure in the nude was without parallel in this exhibition. His 'Portrait of a Lady' was distinctive, as was his character-study, 'John Cowper Powys.' Photo Era, May 1919, pg. 226
1919: report of awards at Sacramento State Fair, California. E. H. Weston awarded third prize, portraiture, bronze medal. Photo Era, November 1919, pg. 275, col. 2.
1921: photo reproduced "The Plum Tree, Edward Weston" (inset plate facing pg. 136); "Edward B. Weston, M. D., Edward Weston" (pg. 263) The American Annual of Photography, New York; George Murphy. (annual publication) 1921.
1926: articles and illustrations by Diego Rivera and photographs by Edward Weston, "Mexican Folkways" June-July 1926 (note: front cover says June-July 1926, number 7, but inside says June-July 1926 vo. 2, No. 2)
1933: notes about traveling exhibit. American Photography January 1933 pg. 60, col. 2.
1933: EW wins California tree photography contest. American Photography January 1933 pg. 60, col. 1.
1934: EW photos in Camera, October 1934
1935: Jourdan, Albert "Impurities of Purism" American Photography, January 1935, pg. 354 quotes letters from Weston and gives information about exhibitions.
1935: announcement of Edward Weston Print of the Month Club. Camera Craft, June 1935, pg. 308
1937: announcement of Weston exhibition in New York at Karl Nierendorf Gallery in April 1937. Camera Craft, April 1937, pg. 197.
1937: Weston print published "Speaking of Pictures" Life, 27 December 1937.
letter to the editor about "Purist" American Photography, February 1938, pg. 77. (This is wrong. research. not in Minicam. possibly 1935?)
1939: announcement of 100 print exhibition of Edward Weston's Guggenheim photographs at Katherine Kuh Galleries in Chicago from 1 to 31 January 1939. Camera Craft, January 1939, pg. 39.
1939: letter to the editor requesting prices for Weston prints, with response of $15.00 and E. W.'s address. Camera Craft, March 1939, pg. 139.
1939: announcement of exhibition of Edward Weston's Guggenheim photographs by Newark Camera club Camera Craft, March 1939, pg. 139.
1939: exhibition of 25 Weston prints at Crocker galleries in Sacramento during March 1939. Camera Craft, April 1939, pg. 192.
1939: three Weston prints at PPA Sixth Annual Salon, American Museum of Natural History, New York. Shown were Yucca and Rock, Mojave Desert; Dead Man, Colorado Desert; North Coast, California. Exhibition catalog, Pictorial Photographers of America, Centennial Photography Exhibition May 1 - October 31, 1939. New York; American Museum Of Natural History. items #384-386.
1940: Weston exhibits January at Sternberg - Davis Gallery, Saint Philips Plaza, Tuscon Arizona; March at the Taylor Museum, West Dale St., Colorado Springs, Colo; April at Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colo. Camera Craft, February 1940, pg. 98.
1940: Weston listed as committee member for California Golden Gate International Exposition photography exhibit. Noted is correction to previous statement that Weston was a judge. Camera Craft, May 1940, pg. 256., col. 1
1940: Weston has one-man show and also is speaker at Western Amateur Camera Conclave. Topic was "Toward a Constructive Understanding of Good Photography" Lecture was at 9:30 to 10:15 PM. on 26 July 1940 at the Hotel Leamington in Oakland CA. Camera Craft, June 1940, pg. 294, pg. 295; July 1940 pg. 363. review and two candid photos of Weston at show in Camera Craft, September 1940, pg. 472-473. Also mentioned in The Camera, October 1940, pg. 86.
1940: notice of U. S. Camera Yosemite Photographic Forum, under the personal direction of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. U. S. Camera, No. 9, May 1940, Camera Craft, June 1940, pg. 310. class will repeat in September 1940, and be under the personal direction of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. Camera Craft, September 1940 pg. 477.
1941: report that Weston prints are exhibited by the Boston Camera Club. American Photography, January 1941, pg. 73, col. 1.
1941: "Mandelle", "Imogen Cunningham", "Catherine" photos published in U S Camera Annual 1941 Vol. 2. New York; Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1941. pg. 157, data on pg. 200.
1944: Weston listed as private photography instructor, available for $25 for 5 hour day. Minicam Photography, August 1944, pg. 10.
1944: photo reproduced "The Boat Builder. Edward Weston"; "Edward Weston, Pepper, 1930". Minicam Photography, August 1944, pg. 47.
1946: exhibition at Museum of Modern Art announced. dates are February 12 to March 31. Minicam March 1946 pg. 124.
1946: advertisement - EW endorses Graflex Minicam September-October 1946, pg. 91.
1947: "Edward Weston’s first serious work in color." EK advertising section US Camera, May 1947, pg. 35-37.
1948: letter to the editor about why and how he made the photgraph "Gulf Oil". Minicam February 1948 pg. 121.
1948: "Edward Weston’s first group of Kodak Ektachrome pictures" Eastman Kodak ad. The Camera, May 1948, pg. 83. one color picture.
1948: With the Critic column. U. S. Camera, October 1948.
1948: (letters to the editor) Weston corrects his statement from "With the Critic" item in October 1948 item. U. S. Camera, December 1948, pg. 12.
1950: EW has open house every Sunday with photo group for print discussions. 1 photo. Modern Photography, February 1950, pg. 20.
1958: obituary, with photo by Morley Baer. U S Camera, April 1958, pg. 42.
1958: Malony, Tom; "Edward Weston, Master Photographer". U S Camera, May 1958, pg. 66-69.
1958: reminisces by Peter Stackpole. U S Camera, April 1958, pg. 10.
1958: feature article U S Camera, May 1958
1960: photo reproduced "Death Valley, California (Ektachrome)" by EW. Camera Europhot. September 1960, pg. 20-21.

Other Books
"Fit For a King" The Merle Armitage Book of Food. Edited by Ramiel McGehee Copyright 1939, 1949 Drawings by Elise. Photographs by EW. Published by Duell, Sloane, and Pierce NY

Appreciations

1995: Boodro, M. "Adored and Adorned" Vouge December 1995 pg. 188-

Obituaries

1958: "Edward Weston" Image, (George Eastman House) March 1958. pg. 50-51. (with portrait by Ansel Adams)

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