Edward Weston
Shell

Shell

© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

Shell
Shell
ArtistAmerican, 1886–1958
PrinterAmerican, 1919–2003
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Shell
Date1931, printed 1978
PlaceCalifornia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/16 × 9 3/8 in. (18.9 × 23.8 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/16 × 9 3/8 in. (18.9 × 23.8 cm)
Mount: 13 1/4 × 15 in. (33.7 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number78.95
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[The Witkin Gallery, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1978.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso of mount top left corner "15S"
top right "Shell, 1931 / Calif"
bottom left corner "G531"
verso of mount center in pencil "Cole Weston"
verso of mount center a stamp "NEGATIVE / BY / Edward Weston / PRINT / BY / [signature]"

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