Toadstool

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Edward Weston

Title

Toadstool

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1931

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in graphite: "EW1931"; 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] 4FU / Title [typed in black ink] Toadstool, 1931;” inscribed verso, lower center, in graphite: “59.678 / RX 3032”

Dimensions

Image/paper: 19 × 23.9 cm (7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in.); Mount: 31.2 × 40.6 cm (12 5/16 × 16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Max McGraw

Reference Number

1959.678

Extended information about this artwork

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