Creator Details
Eliot Porter was one of the first and most important artists to work extensively with color photography. He built a popular reputation for vibrant images of the natural world, especially birds and landscapes, that reflected his support of environmental conservation and created the foundations for the nature photography that is still popular today.
In 1990, Porter generously bequeathed to the Museum his archive, which includes over 9,000 prints. Beyond the most complete holdings of his artwork anywhere, the collection also includes resources to help better understand Porter’s work: almost 90,000 negatives, slides, and transparencies; approximately 2,600 work prints; copies of his books, portfolios and albums; the Eliot Porter Papers; his 1,100-volume professional library; and equipment including his cameras, printing tools, and work table.
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Artworks
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"1 Carbon Eliot Porter 36010." n.d., n.d.
Eliot Porter Papers
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"20th Century Photographs from the Collection of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art." February 28-March 24, 1988., February 28-March 24, 1988
Eliot Porter Papers
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"A Canyon Voyage" by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh. n.d., n.d.
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"A Dying Planet." n.d., n.d.
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"A Few Comments on the Galapagos ms." n.d., n.d.
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"A Few Words In Appreciation of Alfred Stieglitz" by Eliot Porter. n.d., n.d.
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"A House for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences." April 2, 1979., April 2, 1979
Eliot Porter Papers
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"A Natural Revelation," A Film Proposal by Jim Bones. n.d., n.d.
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"A Neighbor." n.d., n.d.
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"A new plea for the cold land" by Annette Holden. November 22, 1982., November 22, 1982
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"A Note on Bird Photography" by Eliot Porter. n.d., n.d.
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"A Sand County Almanac And Sketches here and There" by Aldo Leopold. 1949., 1949
Eliot Porter Papers
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"A Summary of DDT" Prepared by the Faculty and Students of The Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University. n.d., n.d.
Eliot Porter Papers
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"A Word on Photography." n.d., n.d.
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"All Under Heaven: The Chinese World" by Jonathan Porter. December, 1982., December, 1982
Eliot Porter Papers
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"An Appreciation of Ruth Porter" by George Packard. June 7, 1942., June 7, 1942
Eliot Porter Papers
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"An Early View of the Southwest." n.d., n.d.
Eliot Porter Papers
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"An Emerging Technology" Excerpt from Health Chem Corp Annual Report. 1979., 1979
Eliot Porter Papers
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"Antarctica: General Information Here-There-En Route." n.d., n.d.
Eliot Porter Papers
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"Antartica Project: Revised Contents." March 25, 1987., March 25, 1987
Eliot Porter Papers