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EDWARD WESTON (1886-1958) Nude in Dunes. Silver print, the image measuring 7 5/8x9 1/2 inches (19.4x24.1 cm.), with Weston's signature, title, and date in pencil, several "B.P. Made" stamps, and a Pageant stamp on verso. 1938
WITH--A facsimile of a letter written, signed, and dated by Edward Weston about his artistic vision of "The Landscape of a people," May 18th, 1955
Provenance: The Collection of Sey & Natalie Chassler; by descent to the Present Owners
Sey Chassler (1919-1997) was the editor-in-chief at Redbook magazine. He was also an editor at Parade (where he continued to contribute columns and consulting until his death) and This Week magazine, as well as a photo editor at Colliers and Coronet early in his career. Chassler was an avid photographer, and began his career as a photo editor.
Chassler is remembered as an editor who expanded the notion of what women's magazines could do, most notably including promoting equal rights. He led an effort that simultaneously published articles in 36 women's magazines about the proposed equal rights amendment in 1976, and again in 1979. During his tenure with Redbook he increased the circulation from two to nearly five million, making it one of the biggest in the country and earning numerous awards. He was also a founding member of the Child Care Action Campaign and a member of the advisory boards of the National Women's Political Caucus, the Institute for Women and Work at Cornell University, and the board of Abortion Rights Mobilization.
