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Inscribed recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in graphite: "EW1944"; verso unchecked; verso, on mount, center, printed on sticker, in black ink: "The Photographs of Edward Weston / A comprehensive series of 830 photographs selected by Edward / Weston in 1953 as representative of his life’s work, and printed / under his direction by Brett Weston. / This print is one of an edition of six from the negative. / No. [typed in black ink] C 44-CTS-23 / Title [typed in black ink] "Cats on Woodbox, 1944;” inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: “59.835 / RX 3032”
Travis, David. 2001. “Edward Weston: The Last Years in Carmel.” Exh. cat. The Art Institute of Chicago/ Distributed Art Publishers: New York. p. 92. cat. 39. pl. 39.
Art Institute of Chicago, “Seldom Seen Photographs from the Permanent Collection,” June 5, 1976-August 15, 1976.
Art Institute of Chicago, “Edward Weston: The Last Years in Carmel,” June 2 - October 28, 2001; traveled to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, March 1 - July 9, 2002, (David Travis).
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