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by Ben Maddow (Author), Edward Weston (Photographer)
3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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One of modern photography's greatest pioneers, Edward Weston awakened his viewers to the sensuous qualities of organic forms. In this biography Ben Maddow draws heavily on Weston's uncut journals and letters and on the reminiscences and written accounts of his closest friends and family to reveal the man behind the opaque formalism of the photographs. Paperback, 9.25 x 6.5 in./288 pgs / 41 b&w.

About the Author
Ben Maddow (1909-92), a writer and director whose work received numerous awards, is the author of Let Truth Be the Prejudice, Aperture's award-winning biography of W. Eugene Smith.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Aperture; Revised edition (July 15, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0893813699
  • ISBN-13: 978-0893813697
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,056,362 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars The annotated Weston, March 27, 2009
By Calochortus "aroid" (San Luis Obispo, CA) - See all my reviews
There are two principal irritations here--first is the extensive quoting from letters and journals. Easily half the book. They interrupt any flow the book manages. Second is the tone, with the gratuitous generalizations and judgments sprinkled on almost every page, about psychology or about how great an artist Weston was. I have no argument with that, but why the repetition? The tone of the book is odd.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A suburb read!, June 23, 2005
By James (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews
I've read a lot of biographies in my life but nothing holds a candle to Maddow's "Edward Weston: His Life". The way Maddow weaves his words encourages the reader to exalt in the fine art of biography. In other words, Maddow's biography not only becomes a celebration of Weston's life and work but a celebration of the oeuvre itself. A suburb read!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Sex, February 11, 2004
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A delicious read, passionate, imaginative and not very accurate. Maddow was obsessed with Weston's sex life but that may have helped Weston's fame and Maddow's sales.
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