Cabbage Leaf

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Cabbage Leaf

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Cabbage Leaf,

1931, printed 1952

Edward Weston, 1886–1958; born Highland Park, IL; died Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
MWA X415
Using direct light from above, Weston transforms a cabbage leaf into a meditation on form, accentuating its veined surface and variegated texture. Weston was one of the founding members of a San Francisco–based collective of photographers known as Group f.64, named for the smallest aperture on a large-format camera, a setting that creates crisply focused images. His aesthetic shaped the vision for a new Modernist style of photography, foregrounding the camera’s ability to focus attention on the beauty of details and the play of light on the surface of natural materials.

Information

Title
Cabbage Leaf
Dates

1931, printed 1952

Maker
Edward Weston
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
19.2 × 24 cm (7 9/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum, bequest of Minor White
Object Number
MWA X415
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints

By bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum from Minor White (1908–1976).

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