Bunnell P. (ed.) EW 100: Centennial Essays in Honor of Edward Weston

Friends of Photography, 1986. — 146 p.This volume is the first commissioned anthology of writings on Edward Weston. Coming as it docs soon after the 1984 publication of Beaumont Newhalls and Amy Congers Edward Weston Omnibus, an anthology of selected criticism about Weston which for the most part had been published during his lifetime, this new collection gives the reader an opportunity to consider Weston in what may be termed a current or contemporary sense.Edward Weston is a seminal figure in photography's history. An artist whose work has influenced countless photographers of varied persuasions, his artistry also stands as a measure for the accomplishment of still others. If Weston's life is not the model of the consummate artist for many, it is at least the partial inspiration for some. His daybooks have become what Delacroix's journal or Van Gogh's letters are for the education of the young; reading them assumes part of the rite of passage.