Viewing Record 93 of 324 color

Cypress Swamp, Florida, From "Portfolio One: The Seasons Sierra Club, San Francisco" Portfolio

  • Accession Number:
    1980:50.10
  • Artist:
    Porter, Eliot
  • Date:
    February 1954, portfolio 1964
  • Medium:
    Dye imbibition print
  • Dimensions:
    board: 15 in x 20 in; image/paper: 8 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in
  • Credit Line:
    Museum purchase

About the Photographer

Porter, Eliot

American, 1901-1990

Until he saw the photographs of Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter was a scientist and teacher. Influenced by Adams and Alfred Stieglitz, Porter decided to devote himself to photography and eventually became one of the best-known documenters of the unspoiled outdoor world and its creatures, especially birds. Spruce Trees and River, Colorado attests to Porter's profound interest in – and mastery of – the exquisite color and patterns found in the natural world.

In 1979 the work of Eliot Porter was exhibited in Intimate Landscapes, the first one-person show of color photography at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. This exhibition earned Porter praise as the individual who brought credibility to color photography as a medium of fine art. Porter developed new technical methods of photographing animals, birds, and insects.