x, 382 p. : 26 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, Prologue -- Edward Weston-a Midwestern upbringing, 1886-1905 -- Weston takes on Tropico, 1906-1912 -- Margrethe Mather-an inauspicious start, 1886-1912 -- The City of the Angels, 1850-1913 -- Getting established, early 1913 -- Getting acquainted, late 1913 to 1914 -- Challenges, 1915 -- Outside influences, 1916 -- The tide turns, 1917 -- War and pestilence, 1918 -- Exhilaration, 1919 -- Seeking acclaim, 1920 -- Fame and angst, 1921 -- Tragedies and triumphs, 1922 -- Endings and beginnings, 1923 -- Epilogue -- Afterword

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Beth Gates Warren

J. Paul Getty Museum ; [Roundhouse [distributor

Getty Publications

United States, United States of America

Los Angeles, California, 2011

1, PT, 2011

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This captivating biography reveals the previously untold love story of Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather. Both were photographic artists at the center of the bohemian cultural scene in Los Angeles during the 1910s and 1920s, yet Weston would become a major Modernist photographer while Mather, who Weston ultimately expunged from his journals, would fall into obscurity. The book reveals how they and their entourage sought out the limelight as the Hollywood film industry came of age.
Based on ten years of research and illustrated with extraordinary images, some never published, this history has a captivating range of characters, including Charlie Chaplin, Imogen Cunningham, Max Eastman, Emma Goldman, Tina Modotti, Vaslav Nijinsky, and Carl Sandburg. The lively text brings to life the ambiance of this exciting time in Los Angeles history as well as its darker side. Artful Lives exceeds any previously published account of this key period in Westons development and reveals Mathers important contribution to it, making it an essential reference in Weston studies.

Tells the story of Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather. Both photographic artists at the centre of the Bohemian cultural scene of Los Angeles during the 1910s and 20s, Weston would go on to become an influential American photographer of the 20th century, while Mather, who Weston ultimately expunged from his journals, would vanish into obscurity.

This biography reveals the previously untold love story of Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather. Both were photographic artists at the centre of the bohemian cultural scene in Los Angeles during the 1910s and 1920s, yet Weston would become a major Modernist photographer while Mather would fall into obscurity

This title presents a captivating account of two photographers, one of whom became a major figure in the art, and the other who fell into obscurity. It tells the story of Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather

2023-06-28