Entretanto, na vida de Edward Weston
A vida inteira1937 · Prémio
Guggenheim Fellowship
until 22 March 1937
Applying for the Guggenheim grant
At Beaumont Newhall’s suggestion Weston decides to apply for a Guggenheim Foundation grant: he writes a two-sentence description of his work, assembles thirty-five of his favourite prints and sends them in. Dorothea Lange and her husband point out that the application is too brief to be seriously considered, and he resubmits it with a four-page letter and a work plan. He does not mention that Wilson wrote the new application for him.
after March 1937
Seventeen trips in a year: 16,697 miles
Over the next twelve months Weston and Wilson make seventeen trips and cover 16,697 miles, according to Wilson’s detailed log. Weston makes 1,260 negatives during the trip. Because of the success of the year he applies for and receives a second year of Guggenheim support: although he would like to travel more, he intends to use most of the money to print the previous year’s work.
22 March 1937
News of the Guggenheim grant: two thousand dollars
On 22 March 1937 Weston learns he has been awarded a Guggenheim grant, the first ever given to a photographer: $2,000 for one year, a significant sum at the time. He capitalises on it further by arranging to supply the editor of AAA Westway Magazine with 8–10 photographs a month for $50 during their travels, with Wilson earning another $15 a month for captions and short narratives. They buy a new car and set out on Weston’s dream trip to photograph whatever he wants.
1937–1939
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
