Brett Weston, [Air vents, New York], 1945 (308.2003)
Brett Weston, [Skylight and fences, Midtown, New York], ca. 1945 (324.2003)
Brett Weston, [Fire escape, New York], ca. 1945 (325.2003)
Brett Weston, [Window reflections, New York], ca. 1971 (281.2003)
Although Brett Weston (1911-1993), the son of noted photographer Edward Weston, specialized in nature and landscape photography, he took some gorgeous photographs of New York while living there in the mid-1940s. Weston exemplified the modernist aesthetic with his preference for sharp lenses and beautifully rendered black and white prints. His often-abstract photographs seek to the express the mysteries of familiar things.
Tagged: abstraction, Brett Weston, cityscape, New York City
