Edward Weston This site does not attempt to give a definitive over view of Bob Orsillo's art; it offers brief glances into his work from his first exhibit in 1969 to the present day. New Articles Pages The Art and Illustrations of Bob Orsillo The page you are looking for has moved here Weston, Edward born March 24, 1886, Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. died January 1, 1958, Carmel, California major American photographer of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his carefully composed, sharply focused images of natural forms, landscapes, and nudes. His work influenced a generation of American photographers. Early life and work Weston was born into a family of some intellectual substance”his father was a medical doctor and his grandfather a professor of literature”but, as a young man, he found little redeeming virtue in books and did not finish high school. The learning that he finally achieved, while not negligible, was of that spotty and eccentric character that generally identifies the autodidact. At 16 he received his first camera as a gift from his father, and from that time everything that he read and all that he experienced, both artistically and personally, was processed as food for a fierce artistic ambition. After studying for a time at the Illinois College of Photography, in 1911 he moved to California, where he would spend most of his life. |