Church Door, Hornitos

Edward Weston ranks among the great American photographers of the interbellum. He composed his nudes, plant studies, portraits, landscapes, architecture and other subjects with utmost deliberation and sensitivity. Weston’s photographs undoubtedly opened the eyes of many to the beauty of American nature and culture, particularly on the west coast. This photograph shows a detail of a church door in Hornitos, a former mining town in California.

Church Door, Hornitos

Edward Weston ranks among the great American photographers of the interbellum. He composed his nudes, plant studies, portraits, landscapes, architecture and other subjects with utmost deliberation and sensitivity. Weston’s photographs undoubtedly opened the eyes of many to the beauty of American nature and culture, particularly on the west coast. This photograph shows a detail of a church door in Hornitos, a former mining town in California.