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Inscribed recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in graphite: "EW1934"; 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] 189 N / Title [typed in black ink] Nude, 1934;” inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: “59.687 / RX 3032”
Museum of Modern Art. “Edward Weston.” January 29-March 30, 1975. (Willard Van Dyke) (Either this, 1959.684, 1959.685, 1959.688, 1959.689, 1959.690, 1959.691, 1959.692, or 1959.693; only title and date appear on checklist)
San Diego, CA, The Museum of Photographic Arts, “The Model Wife,” fall 2000; traveled to the Art Institute of Chicago, February 10-May 10, 2001. (Arthur Ollman)
Art Institute of Chicago, “The Human Form Divine: The Body as Seen by the Camera,” February 8-June 1, 2003. (Colin Westerbeck)
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