Shell
date: label: date made
content: 1927
name: label: maker - negative
content: Weston, Edward
label: maker - print
content: Weston, Cole
notes: label: Description
content: Mounted gelatin silver print of Edward Weston's Shell, 1927. The photograph shows a nautilus shell in profile view looking on the side with the opening to the shell's interior; the shell rests on a dark black background. The photograph was printed by Edward's son Cole Weston from his father's original negative.
label: Description
content: Edward Weston was influential in the modern photography movement beginning in the 1930s. He is well known for photographing the natural surroundings of his home on the California coast. Weston created striking works of art, some abstract, some more traditional images. A leader in American photography of the 20th century, Weston's prints were first exhibited at the Smithsonian in 1947. Afterwards, he remained interested in the national photography collection. At times, Weston recommended photographers to curators for collecting opportunities, and eventually donated a selection of his work and several cameras to the Photographic History Collection.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Carmel-By-The-Sea
topic: label: Subject
content: Shells
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
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content: Art
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content: Edward Weston
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.69.137.01
label: catalog number
content: 69.137.1
label: accession number
content: 288850
objectType: label: Object Name
content: gelatin silver print
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 13 1/4 in; 38.1 cm x 33.655 cm
label: Measurements
content: print: 9 1/2 in x 7 1/4 in; 24.13 cm x 18.415 cm