Accession Number
1971/2.123

Title
Untitled

Artist(s)
Brett Weston

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1961

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
7 5/8 in x 9 5/8 in (19.4 cm x 24.4 cm);14 5/16 in x 19 3/8 in (36.35 cm x 49.21 cm);13 1/4 in x 14 15/16 in (33.7 cm x 38 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the Ann Arbor Camera Club through the Friends of the Museum of Art

Label copy
Brett Weston Landscapes Exhibition 2013
Untitled
1961
Gelatin silver print
Gift of the Ann Arbor Camera Club through the Friends of the Museum of Art, 1971/2.123

Subject matter
Brett Weston began his career at an early age. His father, Edward Weston, withdrew him from school in 1925, to move to Mexico. During this time, Brett studied under his father and met leading artists of the time, while beginning to develop his own style at the age of 13. He exhibited internationally before the age of 20, including at the influential 1929 exhibition Film und Foto in Stuttgart, Germany. Throughout his seventy year career, Weston produced a large body of work illustrating his technical skill and expert printing style. His photographs often focused on natural subject matter, abstracting plants and landscapes by photographing close-up, cropped scenes.

Physical Description
A photograph of a still body of water, rocks and reeds break the surface. Large trees are reflected on the surface of the water.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
flora (plants)
grass
modern and contemporary art
pond
reflections
reflections (perceived properties)
rocks (landforms)
trees