Artist
Edward Weston (American, 1886–1958)American, 1886–1958
Printer
Cole Weston (American, 1919–2003)American, 1919–2003
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Civilian Defense
Date1942, printed 1978
Place depictedCarmel, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (19.1 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (19.1 × 24.3 cm)
Mount: 13 1/4 × 15 in. (33.7 × 38.1 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (19.1 × 24.3 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 number78.102
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top left corner in pencil "N-42-C-I"
top right "Civilian Defense, 1942 / Wildcat Hell, Carmel, Calif"
bottom left corner "991"
top right "Civilian Defense, 1942 / Wildcat Hell, Carmel, Calif"
bottom left corner "991"
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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Esther Bubley
1943
Gelatin silver print
2015.571
