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1、美国名人摄影师爱德华韦斯顿EdwardWeston,1886-1958:HeHelpedChangetheWayAmericansUnderstoodPhotographyplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:15repeatByMarioRitter2006-10-28VOICEONE:mMaryTillotson.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellabouttheAmericanphotographerEdwardWeston.(MUSI

2、C)VOICEONE:EdwardWestonisoneofthemostrecognizedofallAmericanphotographers.Heisprobablymostresponsibleforhelpingpeopletoseephotographyasanartform.Today,artexpertsconsiderphotographerswhotookpictureslikeMisterWestonstobepartoftheartmovementcalledModernism.ThekindofphotographsMisterWestontookarecalledS

3、traightPhotography.Nounusualeffectswereusedtochangetheimageofthesubject.Thephotographsappeartoshowrealityinapureandclearway.Yet,MisterWestondidnotalwaysusehiscameratotakepicturesthatway.Atfirst,hetookpicturesinfluencedbythepopularphotographsofhistime.Photographers,then,madepicturesthatdidnotappearsh

4、arpandclear.Instead,theyappearedsoft.Theyweresimilartopaintedpicturesthattriedtobebeautiful,notrealistic.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:EdwardWestonwasborninHighlandParkzIllinois,ineighteeneighty-six.Whenhewassixteen,hisfathergavehimoneoftheearlycamerasmadebytheKodakCompany.Edwardsoonshowedsomeofhisphotographsatth

5、eChicagoArtInstitute.Innineteen-oh-six,EdwardWestondecidedtomovewestwhereheworkedforarailroadcompany.HebrieflyreturnedtoChicagotostudyattheIllinoisCollegeofPhotography.But,hesoonreturnedtoCalifornia.HemarriedFloraChandlerinnineteen-oh-nine.Theylaterhadfoursons.VOICEONE:EdwardWestonownedastoreinthear

6、eaofGlendale,California.Hemadeandsoldpicturesofpeople.Healsohadsomeofhiswritingonphotographypublished.SeveralimportantphotographershemetinsouthernCaliforniainfluencedhim.ImogenCunninghamandMargretheMatherweretwoofthem.MizMatherworkedwithMisterWestononseveralpictures.MizCunninghampraisedMisterWestons

7、work.ShegavemoralsupportthatledMisterWestontoseekoutotherphotographicinfluences.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:EdwardWestondecidedtotraveltoNewYorkCityinnineteentwenty-two.HewantedtomeetthemostinfluentialAmericanphotographersintheEast.Heexpectedtobepraisedbymembersoftheartisticcommunitythere.AlfredStieglitzwasthem

8、ostinfluentialphotographerintheUnitedStatesatthetime.HewasthereasonforMisterWestonstriptoNewYorkCity.HewasresponsibleforamagazinecalledCameraWorks.MisterStieglitzhelpedmanyofthephotographerswhoseworkheliked,includingPaulStrandandAnselAdams.AlfredStieglitzmetwithEdwardWestontwotimes.Hedidnotsaythathe

9、likedMisterWestonswork.MisterStieglitzwouldpointtosomepartsofthepicturesheliked.Thenhewouldpointtosomethinghedidnotlike.VOICEONE:EdwardWestondiscoveredanartcommunityinNewYorkthathehadneverimaginedbefore.Hemetmanypeoplewho,today,arerecognizedasimportantAmericanphotographersandartists.OneofthemwasGeor

10、giaOKeeffe.MizOKeeffebecameoneofAmericasmostfamouswomanpainters.MisterWestonsawsomeofherworkinNewYork.Hewrotethathewouldrememberitformanyyearstocome.EdwardWestonfeltgoodabouthisvisittoNewYork,althoughhewascriticizedthere.Hewrotetoafriendsayingthathisartisticsensewaschanging.HesaidAlfredStieglitzhadn

11、otchangedhimonlyintensifiedhim.VOICETWO:ThephotographerAnselAdamssaidthatintheearlynineteentwentiesMisterWestonhadagrowingbusinesstakingpicturesofpeople.Yet,hegaveuphisbusinessandlefthisfamilytotraveltoaforeignland.InFebruaryofnineteentwenty-three,MisterWestonwrote,IleaveforMexicoCityinlateMarchtost

12、artlifeanew.MisterWestontraveledtoMexicowithTinaModotti.ThetwohaddevelopedarelationshipinLosAngeles.BothwereactiveintheartisticcommunityofsouthernCalifornia.TheyspentmostofthreeyearsinMexico.Atthetime,manyartistsandwritersweregatheringintheLatinAmericancountry.MisterWestondependedonMizModottiagreatd

13、eal.Withherhelp,MisterWestonwasabletoexperienceaculturallifethatwascompletelyforeigntohim.HecouldnotspeakSpanish,soshehelpedhimcommunicate.Foratime,thetwohadbothaworkingandpersonalrelationship.MisterWestonagreedtoteachMizModottiphotography.Inreturn,sheranhisphotographybusinessandhelpedorganizeshows.

14、VOICEONE:Soon,MizModottibecameawell-knownphotographeronherown.ThetwophotographersmetmanyfamousMexicanartistsduringtheirstay.PaintersDiegoRiveraandFridaKahlowereamongthem.MizModottiphotographedmanyofMisterRiveraswallpaintings.MisterWestonmadeoneofhisbest-knownpicturesbycapturingtheintenseexpressionof

15、anotherMexicanpainter;JoseClementeOrozco.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:InMexico,EdwardWestonstartedtosharpentheStraightPhotographywayoftakingpicturesthathehadbeguntodevelopbeforehistriptoNewYork.Hetookpicturesofpeoplehemetandofobjectsandbuildings.Hispicturesappearedtorepresentthetruenatureofhissubjects.Healsotook

16、manyphotographsofculturalobjectscalledfolkart.Atthattime,manyartistswerereconsideringtheimportanceoffolkart.Theybegantorealizethattraditionalformsofartareasimportanttocultureastheartthatnormallyisshowninmuseums.MisterWestonsexperienceinMexicochangedhisideasaboutphotography.HereturnedtoCaliforniapermanentlyinnineteentwenty-sixtocontinuehisownwork.MizModottibecameinvolvedinpoliticalactivism.S