A Restless Eye
Subtitle: A biography of Photographer Brett Weston
Publisher: Erica Weston Editions LLC
Published: July 2011
Place of publication: Richmond, Missouri U.S.A.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780615413617
Description: The definitive biography of one of the most prominent fine-art photographers of all time. The ascent of photography as an aesthetic and economic commodity in American society is told against the background of Brett Weston’s life in A Restless Eye. It is a story of art in the blood and a family legacy that affected the very fabric of photography itself. Weston’s unceasing pursuit of photographic art spanned half of the entire history of photography and he is recognized as one of the most influential photographers of the Twentieth Century. A Restless Eye includes interviews and commentaries from Weston's family, friends and contemporaries.This is his story - told by those who knew him.
Table of contents: title: Page            Chapter; title: 9                Acknowledgements; title: 11              Author's Note; title: 13              Introduction; title: 17              Chapter 1  Family Affairs; title: 37              Chapter 2  Letters and Lessons; title: 67              Chapter 3  A Restless Eye; title: 89              Chapter 4  Connections; title: 107            Chapter 5  Silver and Wood; title: 125            Chapter 6  Mothers and Daughters; title: 151            Chapter 7  New Lessons; title: 167            Chapter 8  Homecomings; title: 1 87           Chapter 9  Success; title: 217            Chapter 10  Canals and Cash; title: 247            Chapter 11  Cars and Cameras; title: 279            Chapter 12  The Legacy of Fame; title: 297            Appendix 1   Working with Brett Weston; title: 311            Appendix 2  Weston's Sculpture; title: 321            Appendix 3  Weston's Photographic Approach; title: 327            Appendix 4  Photographic Techniques throughout Weston's Career; title: 344            Bibliography; title: 367            Photo Credits