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Guide to the Brett Weston photographs

Debra Roussopoulos
University of California, Santa Cruz
2018
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Brett Weston photographs
Creator: Weston, Brett
source: Keesee, Christian
Identifier/Call Number: MS.045
Physical Description: 7 Linear Feet 8 flats
Date (inclusive): 1927-1989
Language of Material: English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open and available for research

Use Restrictions

Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the Brett Weston Archive (www.brettwestonarchive.com). Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.

Preferred Citation

Brett Weston Photographs. MS 45. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Photographs in boxes 1-7 were a gift of Christian Keesee of the Brett Weston Archive. Photographs in box 8 were either purchased from the Henderson Gallery in Monterey or from a gift by Paul Schranz.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes 269 gelatin silver photographs by Brett Weston taken between 1927-1989. Box 7 is a portfolio of 10 portraits by Brett of his father Edward Weston and the Weston family. Except for the portraits, all the photographs depict nature and abstractions of nature and architecture.

Arrangement

The collection adheres to the original order created by the donors.

Processing Information

Brackets are used around devised titles. Titles without brackets come from the Brett Weston Archive.

Related Materials

ms 447 Paul Schranz Photography Collection

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Nature photography
Photographs
Photography, Artistic
Weston, Edward, 1886-1958
Keesee, Christian
Box 1

[Two Women in Front of Building] ms0045_pho_0001 circa 1970

Box 1

[Arcade Wall and Building, Mexico] ms0045_pho_0002 1969

Box 1

[Doorway, Mexico] ms0045_pho_0003 circa 1970

Box 1

Forty-Seventh Street ms0045_pho_0004 1947

Box 1

End of 42nd Street ms0045_pho_0005 1945

Box 1

[Succulent and Eucalyptus Leafs] ms0045_pho_0006 circa 1950

Box 1

[Succulents] ms0045_pho_0007 circa 1950

Box 1

[Cactus] ms0045_pho_0008 circa 1950

Box 1

Yucca and Dunes ms0045_pho_0009 1945

Box 1

[Cactus, Baja] ms0045_pho_0010 circa 1950

Box 1

Plant Form ms0045_pho_0011 1967

Box 2

[Pine Trees, High Sierra] ms0045_pho_0012 circa 1970

Box 2

[Rocks and Water, High Sierra] ms0045_pho_0013 circa 1970

Box 2

[Water and Rocks, High Sierra] ms0045_pho_0014 circa 1970

Box 2

[Rocks and Water, High Sierra] ms0045_pho_0015 circa 1970

Box 2

[Dock Pilings, Shoreline] ms0045_pho_0016 circa 1970

Box 2

[Silhouette of Two Rocks and Cloudy Sky] ms0045_pho_0017 circa 1970

Box 2

[Tree Trunk on Shore] ms0045_pho_0018 circa 1970

Box 2

[Shore, Mono Lake] ms0045_pho_0019 circa 1968

Box 2

[Horses and Mono Lake, California] ms0045_pho_0020 circa 1970

Box 2

[Building Facade, Mexico] ms0045_pho_0021 circa 1970

Box 2

[Doors and Balcony] ms0045_pho_0022 circa 1970

Box 2

Balcony ms0045_pho_0023 1973

Box 2

[Building Facade, Mexico] ms0045_pho_0024 circa 1970

Box 2

[Building Facade, Mexico] ms0045_pho_0025 circa 1970

Box 2

[Mud Cracks, Wet] ms0045_pho_0026 circa 1970

Box 2

[Mud Cracks, Dried] ms0045_pho_0027 circa 1970

Box 2

[Tide Pool, Water] ms0045_pho_0028 circa 1970

Box 2

[Rocks and Tide, Shoreline] ms0045_pho_0029 circa 1970

Box 2

[Rock and Tide] ms0045_pho_0030 circa 1970

Box 2

[Shoreline with Rocks] ms0045_pho_0031 circa 1970

Box 2

[Rock Monolith and Log, Shoreline] ms0045_pho_0032 circa 1970

Box 2

[Garrapata Beach] ms0045_pho_0033 circa 1950

Box 2

[Shoreline Seascape] ms0045_pho_0034 circa 1970

Box 2

[Shoreline] ms0045_pho_0035 circa 1970

Box 2

[Shoreline and Rock] ms0045_pho_0036 circa 1970

Box 2

[Beach Rock, Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0037 circa 1970

Box 2

[Beach Rock, Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0038 circa 1970

Box 2

[Beach Rock and Sand] ms0045_pho_0039 circa 1970

Box 2

[Beach Rock and Pebbles, Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0040 circa 1970

Box 2

Pier ms0045_pho_0041 1971

Box 2

[San Francisco Telephone Poles] ms0045_pho_0042 1938

Box 2

[Paint Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0043 circa 1970

Box 2

[Paint Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0044 circa 1970

Box 2

[Paint Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0045 circa 1970

Box 2

[Paint Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0046 circa 1970

Box 2

[Paint Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0047 circa 1970

Box 2

[Paint Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0048 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0049 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0050 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0051 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0052 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0053 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0054 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0055 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0056 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0057 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0058 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0059 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0060 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0061 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0062 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0063 circa 1970

Box 2

[Skyscape] ms0045_pho_0064 circa 1970

Box 2

[Cactus Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0065 circa 1960

Box 2

[Birch Tree Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0066 circa 1970

Box 3

Cactus Abrasion ms0045_pho_0067 1966

Box 3

[Cactus Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0068 circa 1960

Box 3

[Cactus Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0069 circa 1960

Box 3

[Cactus Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0070 circa 1960

Box 3

[Cactus Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0071 circa 1960

Box 3

[Birch Tree Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0072 circa 1970

Box 3

[Beach Rock Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0073 circa 1970

Box 3

[Beach Rock and Sand Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0074 circa 1970

Box 3

[Beach Rock Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0075 circa 1970

Box 3

[Canyon Wall] ms0045_pho_0076 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree Bark Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0077 circa 1970

Box 3

[Beach Rock and Pebble, Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0078 circa 1970

Box 3

[Beach Rock and Pebble, Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0079 circa 1970

Box 3

[Beach Rock and Pebble, Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0080 circa 1970

Box 3

[Rocks] ms0045_pho_0081 circa 1970

Box 3

[Broken Window] ms0045_pho_0082 circa 1970

Box 3

[Broken Glass] ms0045_pho_0083 circa 1970

Box 3

[Broken Window] ms0045_pho_0084 circa 1970

Box 3

[Broken Window] ms0045_pho_0085 circa 1970-1979

Box 3

[Broken Window] ms0045_pho_0086 circa 1970-1979

Box 3

[Building Wall and Broken Window] ms0045_pho_0087 circa 1970

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Corvette] ms0045_pho_0088 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Corvette] ms0045_pho_0089 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0090 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Mirror] ms0045_pho_0091 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Headlight] ms0045_pho_0092 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Hood] ms0045_pho_0093 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Headlight] ms0045_pho_0094 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Hood and Headlight] ms0045_pho_0095 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Porche] ms0045_pho_0096 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Porche] ms0045_pho_0097 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0098 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Corvette] ms0045_pho_0099 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Trailer] ms0045_pho_0100 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Trailer] ms0045_pho_0101 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction, Trailer] ms0045_pho_0102 circa 1980

Box 3

[Car Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0103 circa 1980

Box 3

[Truck] ms0045_pho_0104 circa 1937

Box 3

Calligraphy on Tombstone ms0045_pho_0105 1979

Box 3

[Calligraphy and Lichen] ms0045_pho_0106 circa 1970

Box 3

[Calligraphy, Gravestone] ms0045_pho_0107 circa 1970

Box 3

Calligraphy ms0045_pho_0108 1970

Box 3

[Tree Trunk] ms0045_pho_0109 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree Stump] ms0045_pho_0110 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree Stump] ms0045_pho_0111 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree] ms0045_pho_0112 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree] ms0045_pho_0113 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree] ms0045_pho_0114 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree] ms0045_pho_0115 circa 1970

Box 3

[Trees] ms0045_pho_0116 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree] ms0045_pho_0117 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree] ms0045_pho_0118 circa 1970

Box 3

[Trees] ms0045_pho_0119 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree Trunk, Sky] ms0045_pho_0120 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree Trunk, Spanish Moss] ms0045_pho_0121 circa 1970

Box 3

[Trees and Light] ms0045_pho_0122 circa 1970

Box 3

[Tree Stumps] ms0045_pho_0123 circa 1970

Box 3

[Paint on Wood Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0124 circa 1970

Box 3

[Demolished Building] ms0045_pho_0125 circa 1970

Box 3

[Paint on Wall] ms0045_pho_0126 circa 1970

Box 3

[Window Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0127 circa 1970

Box 3

[Engine Part] ms0045_pho_0128 circa 1970

Box 3

[Industrial Metal] ms0045_pho_0129 circa 1970

Box 4

[Metal Transformer and Sky] ms0045_pho_0130 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water Tower and Telephone Pole] ms0045_pho_0131 circa 1970

Box 4

[Hood Ornament] ms0045_pho_0132 circa 1977

Box 4

Broken Plastic ms0045_pho_0133 1973

Box 4

[Metal Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0134 circa 1970

Box 4

[Sculpture] ms0045_pho_0135 circa 1970

Box 4

[Building and Signs] ms0045_pho_0136 circa 1970

Box 4

[Metal on Wood] ms0045_pho_0137 circa 1970

Box 4

[Dead Seagull] ms0045_pho_0138 circa 1970

Box 4

[Dead Seagull] ms0045_pho_0139 circa 1970

Box 4

[Fish Skeletons] ms0045_pho_0140 circa 1970

Box 4

[Storefront Merchandise] ms0045_pho_0141 circa 1970

Box 4

[Kelp] ms0045_pho_0142 circa 1970-1979

Box 4

[Kelp and Pebbles] ms0045_pho_0143 circa 1974

Box 4

Tidepool ms0045_pho_0144 1978

Box 4

[Sand] ms0045_pho_0145 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water Reflection, Wood] ms0045_pho_0146 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water Reflection] ms0045_pho_0147 circa 1971

Box 4

[Building Reflection] ms0045_pho_0148 circa 1980

Box 4

[Building Reflection] ms0045_pho_0149 circa 1980

Box 4

[Building Reflection] ms0045_pho_0150 circa 1980

Box 4

[Building Reflection] ms0045_pho_0151 circa 1980

Box 4

[Wall and Window Shutters, Mexico] ms0045_pho_0152 circa 1970

Box 4

[Grain Silo, Oregon, Tin Roof] ms0045_pho_0153 circa 1975

Box 4

[Wooden Building] ms0045_pho_0154 circa 1970

Box 4

[Glass Building] ms0045_pho_0155 circa 1980

Box 4

[Building Wall and Windows] ms0045_pho_0156 circa 1970

Box 4

[Wooden Building] ms0045_pho_0157 circa 1972

Box 4

[Wall, Wood and Shingles] ms0045_pho_0158 circa 1970

Box 4

[Building Wall and Windows] ms0045_pho_0159 circa 1970

Box 4

[Fungus, Mushroom] ms0045_pho_0160 circa 1970

Box 4

[Gravestone Lichen] ms0045_pho_0161 circa 1970

Box 4

[Beach Rock, Sand, Lichen] ms0045_pho_0162 circa 1970

Box 4

[Wood Panels with Fungus] ms0045_pho_0163 circa 1970

Box 4

[Rock with Lichen] ms0045_pho_0164 circa 1970

Box 4

[Beach Rocks Moss ms0045_pho_0165 circa 1970

Box 4

[Fungus] ms0045_pho_0166 circa 1970

Box 4

[Dunes and Clouds, Shoshone] ms0045_pho_0167 circa 1969

Box 4

[Water Reflection, High Sierra] ms0045_pho_0168 circa 1968

Box 4

[Water Reflection, High Sierra] ms0045_pho_0169 circa 1968

Box 4

[Water Reflection, High Sierra] ms0045_pho_0170 circa 1960

Box 4

[Logs and Water] ms0045_pho_0171 circa 1960

Box 4

[Water Reflection with Tires] ms0045_pho_0172 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water and Grass With Sand] ms0045_pho_0173 circa 1960

Box 4

[Water Reflection, High Sierra] ms0045_pho_0174 circa 1968

Box 4

[Holland, Lily Pads and Reeds] ms0045_pho_0175 circa 1970

Box 4

[Palm Tree Bark, Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0176 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Water Reflection, Mexico] ms0045_pho_0177 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water and Sand] ms0045_pho_0178 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water and Sand] ms0045_pho_0179 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water and Sand] ms0045_pho_0180 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water and Sand] ms0045_pho_0181 circa 1970

Box 4

[Botanicals] ms0045_pho_0182 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Botanicals and Trees] ms0045_pho_0183 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Botanicals] ms0045_pho_0184 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Botanicals] ms0045_pho_0185 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Botanicals] ms0045_pho_0186 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Botanicals] ms0045_pho_0187 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Botanicals, Fern] ms0045_pho_0188 circa 1980

Box 4

[Botanicals, Fern] ms0045_pho_0189 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Fern Silhouette] ms0045_pho_0190 circa 1956

Box 4

[Botanicals, Fern, Hawaii] ms0045_pho_0191 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Botanicals, Fern] ms0045_pho_0192 circa 1980-1989

Box 4

[Beech Forrest, Germany] ms0045_pho_0193 circa 1970-1979

Box 4

[Mono Lake, California] ms0045_pho_0194 circa 1966

Box 4

[Mono Lake, California] ms0045_pho_0195 circa 1955

Box 4

[Kelp On Sand] ms0045_pho_0196 circa 1980

Box 4

[Roots on Rock] ms0045_pho_0197 circa 1970

Box 4

[Water With Wood] ms0045_pho_0198 circa 1970

Box 4

[Dead Tree] ms0045_pho_0199 circa 1970

Box 5

Black Window ms0045_pho_0200 1950

Box 5

Lake Patzcuaro, Mexico ms0045_pho_0201 1976

Box 5

Reflections ms0045_pho_0202 1979

Box 5

[Kelp and Foam] ms0045_pho_0203 1974

Box 5

[Kelp and Foam] ms0045_pho_0204 1981

Box 5

Tide Pool ms0045_pho_0205 1974

Box 5

[Kelp and Rocks] ms0045_pho_0206 circa 1968

Box 5

California Coast ms0045_pho_0207 1968

Box 5

[Oregon Coast] ms0045_pho_0208 circa 1980-1984

Box 5

[Lava] ms0045_pho_0209 circa 1980

Box 5

[Succulents] ms0045_pho_0210 circa 1980

Box 5

[Fern] ms0045_pho_0211 circa 1980

Box 5

[Leaves in Water] ms0045_pho_0212 circa 1980

Box 5

[Dead Leaf] ms0045_pho_0213 circa 1980

Box 5

[Botanical] ms0045_pho_0214 circa 1980

Box 5

[Botanical] ms0045_pho_0215 circa 1980

Box 5

[Botanical] ms0045_pho_0216 circa 1980

Box 5

[Botanical] ms0045_pho_0217 circa 1980

Box 5

[Ice Forms] ms0045_pho_0218 1970

Box 5

Ice Forms ms0045_pho_0219 1971

Box 5

Ice Abstraction ms0045_pho_0220 1971

Box 5

[Icicles] ms0045_pho_0221 1971

Box 5

[Rock Wall] ms0045_pho_0222 1981

Box 5

[Rock Wall] ms0045_pho_0223 circa 1980

Box 5

[Bones] ms0045_pho_0224 1977

Box 5

Wigwam Burner ms0045_pho_0225 1975

Box 6

Turtle Skeleton ms0045_pho_0226 1964

Box 6

Glacial Ice, Alaska ms0045_pho_0227 1977

Box 6

[Barbed Wire in Snow] ms0045_pho_0228 circa 1965

Box 6

Locomotive ms0045_pho_0229 1927

Box 6

[Tree] ms0045_pho_0230 circa 1970

Box 6

[Palm Tree Bark] ms0045_pho_0231 1981

Box 6

[Street Sign] ms0045_pho_0232 circa 1970

Box 6

[Building Reflection] ms0045_pho_0233 1981

Box 6

Elegant Garp ms0045_pho_0234 1976

Box 6

[Metal Abrasions] ms0045_pho_0235 1975

Box 6

[Metal Abrasions] ms0045_pho_0236 1976

Box 6

[Paint Abstraction] ms0045_pho_0237 1970

Box 6

[Rock Formation] ms0045_pho_0238 circa 1970

Box 6

[Beach Rocks] ms0045_pho_0239 1975

Box 6

4 Point Lobos Rocks ms0045_pho_0240 1977

Box 6

Driftwood ms0045_pho_0241 1974

Box 6

[Branch in Snow] ms0045_pho_0242 circa 1969

Box 6

[Branches and Reflection] ms0045_pho_0243 circa 1970

Box 6

[Driftwood in Water] ms0045_pho_0244 1977

Box 6

[Barrel Detail] ms0045_pho_0245 1974

Box 6

Foam ms0045_pho_0246 1979

Box 6

[Sign] ms0045_pho_0247 circa 1970

Box 6

[Peeling Paint on Sign] ms0045_pho_0248 circa 1970

Box 6

[Driftwood] ms0045_pho_0249 1977

Box 6

Mud Cracks ms0045_pho_0250 1977

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Porfolio print no. 1 1929

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands Porfolio print no. 2 1938

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Porfolio print no. 3 1933

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands Porfolio print no. 4 1938

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands Porfolio print no. 5 1940

Box 7

Weston Family, Los Angeles Porfolio print no. 6 1935

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands Porfolio print no. 7 1939

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands Porfolio print no. 8 1940

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Porfolio print no. 9 1932

Box 7

Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands Porfolio print no. 10 1942

Box 8

Plastic ms0045_pho_0251 1955

Box 8

[Rock Formation] ms0045_pho_0252 1969

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Henderson Gallery, Monterey.
Box 8

Ice on Rock Face, Japan ms0045_pho_0253 1970

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Henderson Gallery, Monterey.
Box 8

Temple Façade, Japan ms0045_pho_0254 1970

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Henderson Gallery, Monterey.
Box 8

Ships, Japan ms0045_pho_0255 1970

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Henderson Gallery, Monterey.
Box 8

Fish, Japan ms0045_pho_0256 1970

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Henderson Gallery, Monterey.
Box 8

[Cracked Paint] ms0045_pho_0257 1975

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Paul Schranz.
Box 8

Bay, Japan ms0045_pho_0258 circa 1970

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Henderson Gallery, Monterey.
Box 8

Pines in Fog ms0045_pho_0259 1962

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