About this artwork
As a child in 1902, Edward Weston saw an exhibition of photographs at the Art Institute, a visit that he later stated “changed my whole life.” During a three-year sojourn in Mexico, Weston developed a friendship with the painter Diego Rivera, who taught him to focus on the sculptural form of natural objects. In Pepper #30, a familiar object has been transformed into a potent presence. The curves and folds of the pepper suggest the flesh and sensuous contours of a human torso.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Photography and Media
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Artist
- Edward Weston
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Title
- Pepper
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1930
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Medium
- Gelatin silver print
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Inscriptions
- Inscribed recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in graphite: "EW1930"; printed and typed verso, on sticker affixed to mount, center, 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] 30 P / Title [typed] Pepper, 1930”
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Dimensions
- Image/paper: 23.9 × 19.1 cm (9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Mount: 40.3 × 40.1 cm (15 7/8 × 15 13/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Max McGraw
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Reference Number
- 1959.665
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