When Weston shot Whitman

The exhibition Real American Places: Edward Weston and Leaves of Grass at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California (until 20 March 2017) features 25 images shot by the US photographer during a cross-country trip.Weston was commissioned in 1941 by the Limited Editions Book Club to collaborate on a new edition of Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitmans poetry collection. The photographer embarked on a 24,000-mile journey across the US with his wife, Charis Wi