62 N Nude - Dancer's Knees  1927 - Project Print

1952 - 1956
Printing of Project Prints begins : Series of 8 -10 prints from 832 negatives considered Edward's lifetime best. Printed by Brett over the next three years with the assistance from Cole and Dody. Project funding of $6,000 provided by Dick McGraw. Only complete set housed at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
 

Dear Beau and Nancy,

Hope this reaches you in France! On top of Project printing, came the death of my sister; then Kraig (Neil's wife), and baby Jana were stricken with polio and rushed to S.F. via ambulance. Kraig lost the use of both legs, and Jana one leg. The future? For the first time I have a negative count. Guess? I saved more than I guessed - 3,000 (approximately). From these Brett will print five sets of 100 each. My hope is to keep the sets intact, but who will want or have room for 1000 "Westons"? Perfectionists will howl that no one could make 1000 photographs, worth saving, in a lifetime - and I might agree. But I do think that 999 of them are of interest and quality worth saving, and who is to take out that one extra?....

....My writing is getting cramped.

So - just - all love - Edward.

We offer fine gelatin silver photographs made directly from the original negatives of Edward Weston and printed by Cole Weston during Cole's lifetime. Each photograph is contact printed and is roughly an 8" X 10" or 4" X 5" depending on the negative size. Each photograph is dry mounted on 100% rag, acid free mount stock. On the back of the mount, each print is titled and dated with Edward's negative code and is stamped in ink "Negative by Edward Weston print by" and signed by Cole Weston in pencil.
Price range for these prints: $4500 - $15,000

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