![Anita [Nude Back], Edward Weston, 1925, printed 1953/54](/api/img?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artic.edu%2Fiiif%2F2%2F33aafa74-b795-5f14-1732-971807c522c8%2Ffull%2F843%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
Edward WestonAmerican, 1886–1958Anita [Nude Back]
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Anita [Nude Back]” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1959.644
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Edward Weston
The whole life30 July – 11 August 1923
Sails for Mexico with Modotti and his son
On 30 July a steamer takes Weston, his son Chandler and Modotti on the extended trip to Mexico; his wife Flora and their other three sons wave goodbye from the dock, and Flora is reported to have called out to Modotti to take good care of her boys. They arrive in Mexico City on 11 August and rent a large hacienda outside the city.
17 October 1923
Exhibition at the Aztec Land Gallery
The exhibition, arranged within a month of his arrival, opens on 17 October to glowing press reviews; he is particularly proud of Marius de Zayas’s review saying that photography is beginning to be photography, for until now it has only been art.
August 1925
Back in Mexico: a joint show with Modotti
His new relationship with Lerner does not last long, and in August he returns to Mexico, this time with his son Brett; Modotti has arranged a joint show of their photographs, and it opens the week he arrives. He receives new critical acclaim, and six of his prints are purchased for the State Museum.
late 1926
Break with Modotti and return to California
By the time they return from the trip, Weston and Modotti’s relationship has crumbled, and within less than two weeks he and Brett go back to California. He never travels to Mexico again.
early 1934
Meets Charis Wilson at a concert
Meeting Charis Wilson at a concert, he is immediately captivated by her beauty and personality, even more than with his previous lovers; a new and important chapter opens in his life. He writes that a new and most beautiful love has come into his life, one that he believes will stand the test of time.
1947
Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease
He is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and soon stops photographing; he spends the remaining ten years of his life overseeing the printing of more than 1,000 of his most famous images.
