Synopsis:

An hour film on the early Monterey, Calfornia photographers who were crucial to the development of modern photography. These include Edward and Brett Weston, Ansel Adams, Morley Baer, Dorothea Lange, Imogen Cunningham, Wynn Bullock and many more. The film is narrated by Jack Lemmon and was his second-to-last job (the next day he recorded the narration for the feature film ``The Legend of Bagger Vance,'' and that was his last job). ``The Roots of California Photography'' was telecast regionally and nationally on PBS and is used for educational purposes by numerous museums. It continues to be telecast on Public Television stations.

Book Excerpt:

`` . . . Edward Weston and Ansel Adams took different paths, but the restless portrait photographer and the young classical pianist reached the same goal . . each imposed his unique vision on a burgeoning art form he had embraced with a passion.''

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Author Comment:

Getting this film done was a struggle. I finished the script and then we recorded Jack Lemmon doing the narration nearly a year before we had the funds to complete the filming and editing. We were very fortunate to have the talents of Mr. Lemmon, who was fighting cancer.

Topics/Categories:

Photography

Type of Work:

DVD

Publishers:

Mac and Ava Motion Pictures Monterey Museum of Art

Awards:

CINE Golden Eagle 2002

Purchase From:

The Weston Gallery, Carmel, California
Hauk Fine Arts, Pacific Grove, California

Original Publish Date:

2002-02-02

Formats:

DVD