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Edward Weston

Edward Weston (1886 - 1958) was active/lived in California, Illinois.  Edward Weston is known for Figural, landscape, still-life photography.

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Edward Henry Weston was born March 24, 1886, in Highland Park, Illinois.  He spent the majority of his childhood in Chicago where he attended Oakland Grammar School. He began photographing at the age of sixteen after receiving a Bull's Eye #2 camera from his father. Weston's first photographs captured the parks of Chicago and his aunt's farm. 

In 1906, following the publication of his first photograph in Camera and Darkroom, Weston moved to California.  After working briefly as a surveyor for San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, he began working as an itinerant photographer.  He peddled his wares door to door photographing children, pets and funerals.  Realizing the need for formal training, in 1908 Weston returned east and attended the Illinois College of Photography in Effington, Illinois.  He completed the 12-month course in six months and returned to California.  In Los Angeles, he was employed as a retoucher at the George Stec   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5874 characters.]  Artist bio

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