Edward Weston
Tina

Tina

© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

Tina
Tina
ArtistAmerican, 1886–1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tina
Date1924, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 13/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.4 × 16.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 13/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.4 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Yolita Schmidt and Gerald Moorhead
Object number2018.525
Non exposé

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Description

In 1923, fearing that his photographic practice had
stalled, Edward Weston relocated to Mexico with his lover and frequent model,
the enigmatic photographer Tina Modotti. Weston may have been correct in
asserting that a change of location would jump-start his artistry. In Mexico,
Weston abandoned staid studio portraiture, choosing instead an unhampered
approach. He photographed his subjects like Modotti outside, silhouetted
against the infinite sky. 




Provenance[The Witkin Gallery, New York]; purchased by Gerald Moorhead, Houston, October 18, 1978; given to MFAH, 2018.

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