Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958). Cypress, Point Lobos, 1944. Gelatin silver, printed later by Cole Weston. 7-1/2 x 9...

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Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958)
Cypress, Point Lobos, 1944
Gelatin silver, printed later by Cole Weston
7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (19.1 x 24.1 cm)
Signed in pencil by Cole Weston with the photographer's stamp mount verso.

PROVENANCE:
The artist's son;
Gay Ann Burke, acquired from the above;
The Estate of Gay Ann Burke.

Proceeds from the sale of this photograph will help fund the annual Gay Burke Memorial Fellowship in Photographic Arts, administered by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Gay Ann Burke was born December 30, 1946 in Brownwood, Texas, and died May 1, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. At the University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History, Gay became the first female full professor. It was there that she developed a distinguished fine art photography program. Many called her the 'Mother of Alabama Art Photography' and she was responsible for raising the stature of photography as an art form throughout the South. She taught fine art photography for 42 years to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Alabama before retiring in 2015.

More information about Edward Weston. See also: Weston, Edward, Edward Henry Weston Artist.

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