Edward WestonAmerican, 1886–1958Twentieth Century Fox
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Not on view at present
Where is “Twentieth Century Fox” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
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- 1862.1968
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- The Museum of Modern Art
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In the life of Edward Weston
The whole life1937–1939
Nearly 1,400 negatives in two years on the fellowship
The first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, he produces nearly 1,400 negatives over the next two years with his 8 × 10 view camera.
by 1939
The house on Wildcat Hill in the Carmel Highlands
Weston commissions his son Neil to build a small house in the Carmel Highlands on land owned by Wilson’s father. They name the place “Wildcat Hill” after the many domestic cats that soon occupy the grounds. Wilson sets up a writing studio in what was meant to be a small garage behind the house and spends several months writing and editing stories from their travels.
1939
“Seeing California with Edward Weston”
In 1939 “Seeing California with Edward Weston” is published, with photographs by Weston and text by Wilson.
24 April 1939
Marries Charis Wilson
Finally relieved of past financial stress and inordinately happy with both his work and his relationship, Weston marries Wilson in a small ceremony on 24 April.
summer 1940
Teaches at the first Ansel Adams Workshop
In the summer of 1940 Weston teaches photography at the first Ansel Adams Workshop in Yosemite National Park.
28 May 1941
The trip to illustrate Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass”
Just as the Guggenheim money is running out, Weston is invited to illustrate a new edition of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass”: $1,000 for the photographs and $500 for travel expenses. He insists on artistic control and refuses to make literal illustrations of Whitman’s text. On 28 May he and Wilson set out on a trip that will cover 20,000 miles through 24 states; he takes between 700 and 800 8×10 negatives as well as dozens of Graflex portraits.
