by Country (2)
Edward Weston,
American,
(1886–1958)
Wake (Ted Shawn), 1915
Photographic materials on Paper
16 1/4 in. x 11 1/2 in. (41.28 cm. x 29.21 cm.)
Wake (Ted Shawn), 1915
Photographic materials on Paper
16 1/4 in. x 11 1/2 in. (41.28 cm. x 29.21 cm.)
Object Type:
Photography
Technique:
Black & white photography
Credit Line:
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Accession Number:
PH5
Bibliography
"International Photography and Photographic News", 20 October 1916, 15 January 1917.
Commentary
Edward Weston is a renowned 20th century photographer, known for his photographic formalism of emphasizing composition and abstract form rather than content. Early in his career, however, many of his photographs were in a pictorial style, which mimicked painting by capturing the subject with a soft focus. This is the style in which he photographed Ted Shawn, a dancer and actor who was married to Ruth St. Denis (also pictured in the show). The harsh lighting and theatrical pose captures Ted Shawn’s dance interpretation of the 2 3rd Psalm. -Alex Trimm, Turk Intern 2011-2012
This work is also known as "Ted Shawn as David'.
Exhibitions
"American Photography, 1920-1945", Lang Gallery, 11/6/88-12/18/88
Medium
Platinum print, mounted onto white mat board.
Object Description
Twentieth century black and white photograph of the actor Ted Shawn.
Provenance
Unknown.
Keywords
Click a term to view the records with the same keyword
This object has the following keywords:
Portfolio List
Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios:
Your current search criteria is: Portfolio is "Photography" and [Objects]Display Artist is "Edward Weston".