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WESTON, EDWARD (1886-1958) "Boats, San Francisco."

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WESTON, EDWARD (1886-1958) "Boats, San Francisco."

WESTON, EDWARD (1886-1958)
"Boats, San Francisco." Silver print, 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), with Weston's signature, date and "S.F.," in pencil, on mount recto. 1925
  • Notes: Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York; by agent to C.W. Sahlman.


    The Tampa Museum of Art, "At Anchor and Underway: Images from a Tampa Collection," 1992.


    Conger, Edward Weston: Photographs, unpaginated.


    Newhall, Supreme Instants, cat. 26.


    According to Weston scholar Amy Conger, seven images of ships that were taken in 1925 have been located.

    Weston described the ships as "The majestic old boats at anchor in an estuary across from San Francisco." Five of the photographs depict the same boat, 'The Daylight' which was distinguishable by the figurehead on the prow. It is believed that all the photographs were made on the same day, when son Neil accompanied the photographer.

    Charis Weston (who was paraphrasing Edward) notes: "This was a great day in his [Neil's] life, that they'd taken a ferry over to where the ships were. He wasn't sure where, but they were practically nosed into the mud flats, and, of course, the picture of the prow . . . shows a piece of fence and a power pole, so you know that they are pretty close to the land. But Neil says there were planks that you could walk out on and there were even gangways in place, but Edward didn't think it was a good idea for him to go on board because he might fall in a hold."
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