Lot 174: Edward Weston Photograph of William Edmondson

After Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) silver gelatin photograph depicting the African American sculptor William Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951) seated in his Nashville, Tennessee yard and dressed in his work apron, with his workshop visible in the background. Printed by Cole Weston (1919-2003) from his father’s original 1941 negative. With Edward Weston’s stamped signature, the title, and the negative date in pencil en verso along with Cole Weston’s pencil signature. Float mounted on white cardstock and housed in a contemporary black metal frame. Photograph: 7 1/2 in H x 9 1/2 in W. Framed: 16 1/4 in H x 20 1/4 in W. Note: Photographer Edward Weston visited Tennessee in 1941 while creating images for a new edition of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass”. A significant number of the photographs he took while in Nashville were of Edmondson, who had recently become the first African American to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.

PROVENANCE: Private Middle Tennessee Collection.

CONDITION: Very good condition.