Artist
Edward Weston (American, 1886–1958)American, 1886–1958
Printer
Cole Weston (American, 1919–2003)American, 1919–2003
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Shell
Date1927, printed 1970s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (23.8 × 18.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (23.8 × 18.6 cm)
Mount: 16 × 13 7/8 in. (40.6 × 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (23.8 × 18.6 cm)
Mount: 16 × 13 7/8 in. (40.6 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2013.93
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, upper right:1S
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, upper left: Shell, 1927
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, upper left: Shell, 1927
Stamped in black ink on mount verso, center: NEGATIVE / BY / Edward Weston // PRINT / BY / Cole Weston
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