1958 - Photography

Photography

Edward Weston dies of Parkinson's disease at Carmel, Calif., January 1 at age 71, having used large-format cameras with small apertures to create a new aesthetic.

New York photographer Diane Arbus (née Nemerov), 35, begins 2 years of study with Austrian-born documentary photographer Lisette Model, now 51, who befriends her and will help Arbus get through her separation and divorce in the 1960s.